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Silk: Bigwigs and gangsters

Sad that the marvellous first series of Homeland had come to an end, the only two shows I’ve been regularly tuning into recently are The Bridge and the exceptionally superb Simon Amstell vehicle, Grandma’s House. I needed something else to distract … Continue reading

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The Bridge: A Scandi-drama lover’s delight

Excellent new Danish/Swedish Scandi-police drama for everyone missing The Killing. Continue reading

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Lustbox: Horrible Histories Boys

Anyone with kids won’t have been able to miss the hugely successful CBBC series, Horrible Histories, but increasingly, large numbers of women are watching for entirely different reasons. Yes, the comedy sketches are genuinely, award winningly funny and the songs … Continue reading

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Homeland, White Heat & MasterChef

Yes, I know the customary Pauseliveaction procedure is to pick just ONE programme to write about, but I’m greedy, and frankly I’ve been a viewing flibbertijibbet recently, so this post reflects that. These have been three of my favourite programmes … Continue reading

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Desert Island Discs: John Prescott

A public school education can be like slapping on an expensive set of veneers. You get something blindingly shiny, but you  wonder what they’re hiding. You only have to watch five minutes of Made in Chelsea to see how some … Continue reading

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Joy of Sets: The Good Wife

I like the beautiful Julianna Margulies (her eyebrows alone are magnificent). Continue reading

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Kick ass women: Birgitte Nyborg

I am so enjoying Borgen (pronounced, by Danish friends tell me “Born” with a bit of a swallow in the middle where the ‘g’ is). And a huge reason for my pleasure is the performance of the luminously beautiful Sidse … Continue reading

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Sherlock: The Reichenbach Fall

Fantastic finale to the second series. I’m in love with Moriarty. Roll on the third. Continue reading

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The Great Sport Relief Bake Off: BBC Celebrity Special

Sports and cakes? Do they go together? I think not. And I’d have to seriously question the ‘celebrity’ bit of this, since I hardly recognise anyone, apart from Angela Griffin, Arlene Phillips and Fi Glover. But I’m enjoying it hugely. … Continue reading

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Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia

The return of the telly (as opposed to the Robert Downey Jnr film) version of Sherlock had been hugely anticipated after the triumphantly brilliant trio of episodes a year ago. And A Scandal in Belgravia did not disappoint. Forgive me, … Continue reading

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