Monthly Archives: March 2011
Desert Island Discs: Archive Addiction
Curse you, Radio 4! I’d just about got over my Twitter addiction, was taking it one day at a time, submitting to a higher power, remembering to brush my teeth, and then you go and launch the Desert Island Discs archive and that’s another lost weekend. Continue reading
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Sex and the Sitcom: Ooh, er missus
Sex and the Sitcom examines how British sitcoms have dealt with the subject that brought Mary Whitehouse out in hives. Continue reading
Filed under Comedy, Documentaries
Holby City: Today we will save this man’s life
Considering that this was an episode where beloved-old-cast-member-who’s-been-in-Holby-since-forever Ric Griffin looked death square in the face, it was one of the funniest episodes of Holby I’ve ever seen. Continue reading
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The Tudors: What’s happened to Henry?
Something has happened to the Tudors. Something odd. We’re up to episode 9 of Series 4 – one to go, and things are not looking good for Henry. He’s nearly bankrupted England, and wasted the lives of thousands of men … Continue reading
Filed under Drama
Casualty: And the bollock drops out in your hand
Here’s a tip. If you’re facing any kind of surgical procedure, don’t do the following: (a) Go to work when there’s a likelihood that you’ll have to deal with watching someone pick gooey bags of cocaine out of someone’s stomach with forceps (b) Don’t ask Nick Jordan what the procedure you’re facing involves. Continue reading
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True Blood 311: Walking into sunshine
Everyone was in need of counselling this week. A freelance Mississippi therapist could have strolled in and made a killing. Not literally, of course; that they can leave to Russell.
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The Killing: Slow TV can be good – but not if it’s Midsomer Murders
How can it be that two hours of subtitled Danish crime drama that reveals little of the detectives’ private lives and barely more of the unfolding story can zip past, while two hours in Midsomer drags by like some kind of cruel and unusual punishment? Continue reading
Filed under Detective/police drama
Waterloo Road: The Ronan Burley collection
Ronan Burley shows a passion for fashion – and for Vicky McDonald. And he has a bit of a surprise in the art room – what can Ms Montoya and Jonah be up to, with their shirts off in the middle of a school day? Continue reading
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Kick ass women: Elizabeth Taylor
“I’ve had enough to fill four lifetimes. I feel damn lucky, I’ve had a ball.”
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