• TV Review – The A Word

    The fantastic six-part drama The A Word concluded on the BBC this week, leaving viewers impressed with its raw honesty and emotion whilst dealing with the sensitive topic that is autism. Being on the autism spectrum has a plethora of meanings, and consequences for people who suffer from the...
  • TV Review – War and Peace

    It’s no mean feat squeezing Tolstoy’s epic War and Peace into 6 episodes. However, the BBC series, which came to its gripping climax on Sunday evening, managed the task effortlessly.  Starring Lily James as Natasha Rostova, James Norton as Andrei Bolkonsky and Paul Dano as Pierre Bezukhov, War and...
  • Don’t Believe Everything You BBC

    The British Broadcasting Company is a bastion of our nation’s information. In a society wrought constantly between Left and Right, the BBC is the neutral pillar where the world’s events are portrayed without political bias. Well, supposedly at least. As stated in their guidelines, the BBC claims that ‘impartiality...
  • TV Review – And Then There Were None

    This Christmas, before we celebrate her 125th anniversary, the BBC has taken on ‘The Queen of Crime’ Dame Agatha Christie’s well-loved ultimate ‘locked room’ murder mystery, And Then There Were None – and has come out right on top! Initially, the plot seems simple enough, but it is impossible...
  • TV Review – Luther Series 4

    If there was ever an opening theme song that perfectly encapsulated the programme it heralded, it has to be Massive Attack’s eerily hypnotic ‘Paradise Circus’, which continues to dominate and entice audiences into Luther. Its words, “The Devil makes us sin” proclaims the show as a purveyor of evil...
  • TV Review – The Apprentice Series 11

    “You’re going to be my next business partner” – This never did have the same ring to it as “You’re Hired”, and it seems as this iconic finale saying disappeared, so did the quality of this once interesting and entertaining TV show. Series 11 has been no exception to...
  • TV Review – Dara O’Briain Meets Stephen Hawking

    The Theory of Everything was one of the most successful films of 2014 with Eddie Redmayne winning an Oscar for his portrayal of the man in the spotlight, Stephen Hawking. This documentary delves deeper into his life where we learn about his day-to-day activities and the challenges he faces....