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Many articles range from the irrelevant to the downright bizarre, as reporters grasp at straws to keep our attention. Thank goodness, that we can still rely on BBC News to address the important issues. The BBC’s most recent investigation: the scandalous phenomenon of specialist cutlery. Rumours have been rife...

Despite being 88, David Attenborough is more productive than ever. The first episode of the BBC’s new six-part series, Life Story, is slightly more sentimental than any of his previous nature documentaries. Instead of narrating the whole way through, Attenborough is seen getting involved with the animals, most notably with a...

“I study the marriage of space and time” is an apt way to introduce this biopic on the incredible story of one of the world’s most renowned minds: Stephen Hawking. Eddie Redmayne takes the lead role and, although perhaps a surprise casting decision, he delivers a convincing portrayal of...

Spoiler Warning So finally, after the warm-up that was The Great British Bake Off, the true king of British reality TV has returned for 2014! Lord Sugar is back (alongside trusted aides Nick and Margar- sorry, Nick and Karen) to find an entrepreneur to go into business with. As...

It’s the buildup to the 2015 general election and Big Questions are beginning to fly around. For me, one which particularly needs answering is this – why on earth has Nigel Farage, the leader of UKIP, been given a place to speak at the televised leaders debates before next...

The first in a series of newspaper reviews, Backpage Breakdown will look at selected pieces of sports writing from the weekend’s broadsheets. Roman Abramovich’s binge at the Bridge really is no laughing matter – Matthew Syed, The Times (15/9/2014) How many times have you heard it before: “Abramovich will...

This week in Next on Netflix, Tom recommends three very different shows currently available on Netflix. BoJack Horseman Couple Archer’s machine-gun wit with Alan Partridge’s outdated-celebrity-with-misjudged-sense-of-importance and you’ve got the latest, animated Netflix Original, BoJack Horseman. Set in a world where humans and anthropomorphised animals coexist, washed-up star of 90’s family...