2016 has been a very curious year. It’ll be the year that we talk to our grandchildren about as they try to score energy bars from the hordes of zombies. And they’ll look to us, eyes full of wonder, and ask: ‘Did you see it for yourself? What did Selasi look like in a dress?’ … >
From the pen of YA author Patrick Ness, and the current Doctor Who production team, BBC Three’s Class feels like a far more confident programme than either of its Whonivese spin-off forebears. Set at the Coal Hill School, the parent show’s earthbound launch pad and latterly Clara Oswald’s place of work, it centres on a group of Sixth … >
Oh, to be the British Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Many shows have tried and failed to earn said-title in recent times, but to date nothing has come close to scaling the heights of Joss Whedon’s finest creation. Yet based on the opening instalment of E4’s new six-part horror-comedy Crazyhead, it’s possible we may have something … >
The fifth episode of Red Dwarf XI is enjoyable enough, but perhaps the weakest of the season so far. ‘Krysis’ sees Kryten suffer a mid-life crisis and worry that he hasn’t accomplished enough in the almost three million years since his creation. The rest of the crew track down another mechanoid, in an attempt to show … >
An all-star cast bring us ITV’s latest domestic horror drama, HIM, but was tonight’s first episode scarily good, or something of a nightmare? HIM tells the story of a nameless teenage boy, who appears to develop certain telekinetic abilities when faced with situations that make him angry. These abilities come to light as he struggles to … >
Great news! Yonderland continues to be basically the best thing on television. Bad news for Debbie, though: Pete’s got a thrilling new job offer, but it’s in Glasgow. Meanwhile, Negatus, finally free of his oppressive boss, the recently-thwarted Imperatrix, couldn’t be bothered to do evil overlording, because why bother when there’s pizza and video games? … >
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 … >