Red Dwarf

Red Dwarf: revisiting the first series

  My love of Red Dwarf was at its peak around ten years ago. I bought each series on DVD and watched them over and over again, before eventually getting a bit fatigued and moving on to something else. In the time that has passed since then, I’ve hardly revisited the ‘small rouge one’ at … >

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Life

Life: the outer space thriller of the year

It’s been an odd year for fans of spooky, outer space alien movies. Back in January, the smart money was on a big sequel being the most successful, with Ridley Scott looking to have learned lessons from Prometheus, and shaped something a little more primal for his latest movie. But he didn’t. Instead,  to keep … >

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The Office

How The Office changed the British Sitcom

It was 16 years ago this month that The Office debuted on UK screens, and it remains to this day a high watermark of British comedy. It’s perhaps the only 21st Century sitcom that can rival the stalwart classics of Blackadder and Fawlty Towers et al in terms of its lasting impact on UK popular … >

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