If there’s one thing to learn from tonight’s Poldark, it’s this: there just aren’t enough gun-toting old women on TV. So thank goodness for Aunt Agatha, the pistol-packing pensioner who’s ready for anything. Provided that that ‘anything’ needs to be shot at, or have a biting quip that would make Noel Coward cock an eyebrow … >
This week’s adventure came to interrupt Lady Alexandra Lindo-Parker (Ophelia Lovibond) amid crucial decisions surrounding her upcoming nuptials; while Alex has been making plans, her stalwart colleague Ella (Jessica Hynes) has gone and got herself kidnapped by bandits. Working to a forty-eight hour time limit, in which she had to both relieve the British Museum … >
It’s the era of Crumb Well, and oh, you know what? We can’t pun anymore. Things are getting serious. Well, as serious as they can get in Tudor Week for the Bake Off tent. Only five bakers remain, but it’s certainly beginning to feel a lot more claustrophobic. First challenge is to make a display … >
In ‘Officer Rimmer’, an act of cowardice committed by Rimmer gets mistaken for an act of bravery and results in him being promoted to the rank of officer. Naturally the power goes right to his head, to the annoyance of the rest of the crew, and access to a high-tech bio-printer gives Rimmer the ability … >
The team from No Such Thing as the News are back with a second helping of fascinating facts and off-beat news items, switching from their previous Friday night slot to Wednesday evening. Dan Schreiber is joined by James Harkin, Anna Ptaszynski and Andrew Hunter-Murray, the four presenters of the QI podcast No Such Thing as … >
For all the fans of the crime and punishment genre, a new television series can be seen on ABC every Monday night called Conviction. The series takes place in New York City with Eddie Cahill playing the part of Conner Wallace the district attorney creating a new unit known as the Conviction Integrity Unit and … >
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! Comes earlier every year, doesn’t it? It’s been announced that ITV’s Victoria is getting a Christmas special in December 2017, but Poldark is the drama that’s bold enough to bring you Christmas in October, just like all the big shops do. No Christmas trees though, because as history buffs will … >
Eight episodes in, and Victoria still hasn’t invented the Victoria sponge. I suppose the queen has rather more pressing matters on her mind in this episode; namely, the tiny royal growing in her belly, and crackpots at every turn. Not even queens are safe from Those Dudes who simply have no sense for when it’s … >
We’re now getting to the last course, the final furlong – indeed, it’s time for desserts, as we knock out one more baker, clearing another space on the gingham altar in time for the quarter finals. The first task this week is to whip up a roulade in such a way, Mary suggests, that it … >
The adventure comes not a moment too soon this week, with the call to action from Lady Alex (Ophelia Lovibond) helping Hooten (Michael Landes) extricate himself from a sticky situation with a gang of Bolivian mobsters. Summoned to the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan by Penny McQuinn (Joanna Scanlan), the pair are soon on the trail … >