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Category Archives: BBC
Made in Great Britain – Series 1: 1. Steel
”You have to know the past to understand the present”. This is a famous quote by Dr. Carl Sagan. It is used here because it beautifully encapsulates the approach taken in this impressive new BBC2 historical documentary series entitled, Made … Continue reading
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Tagged ANDY LLOYD TV CRITIC, ARTISANS, BBC2, BRITAIN, CORIN MELLOR, DOCUMENTARY, DR CARL SAGAN, MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN, MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN REVIEW, popular culture, SCARFMAN TV CRITIC, SHEFFIELD, SHEFFIELD STEEL, STAINLESS STEEL, STEPH MCGOVERN, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TV, tv review
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FOR FACTS SAKE- Episode one review.
Despite it being a very overcrowded genre, when done well TV panel shows are still a joy to watch. I’m thinking here of Would I Lie to You?, the best panel show on the telly right now. The format remains … Continue reading
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Tagged ANDY SCARFMAN LLOYD, BBC1, BOB MORTIMER, BRENDAN O'CARROLL, BRITISH COMEDY PANEL SHOW, COMEDY, COMEDY PANEL SHOW, DATED COMEDY, FOR FACTS SAKE, MRS BROWN'S BOYS, PANEL SHOW, tv review, wilty, WOULD I LIE TO YOU?
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WANDERLUST
You don’t have to be Einstein, to work out what the new BBC1 prime time drama Wanderlust was going to be about. To coin a catchphrase from lovable old Roy Walker, ”say what you see”. Yes, Wanderlust was about sex. In … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, BBC DRAMA, BBC1, BRITISH TV, BRITISH TV TELEVISION, COMEDY, DRAMA, EINSTEIN, MIDDLE AGE SEX, popular culture, ROY WALKER, SEX, SEX ON TV, STEVEN MACKINTOSH, TEACHERS, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, TONI COLLETTE, TV, TV CRITIC SCARFMAN ANDY LLOYD, tv review, WANDERLUST
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BODYGUARD – episode one review.
After all the hype and dramatic trailers, it was finally time to see the new BBC1 prime time drama Bodyguard. Created by Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio, this was a first episode that promised so much and it duly … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC DRAMA, BBC1, BODYGUARD, BODYGUARD DRAMA, DRAMA, Jed Mercurio, KEELEY HAWES, RICHARD MADDEN, SOPHIE RUNDLE, TELEVISION REVIEW, TV DRAMA, tv review
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AGE BEFORE BEAUTY – Episode One.
Tuesday saw the launch of a new BBC1 family drama called Age Before Beauty. Set in present day Manchester and written and created by Poldark writer Debbie Horsfield, it centred on a family run beauty salon called Mirrorbel. Notable actors in … Continue reading
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Tagged AGE BEFORE BEAUTY, BBC1 DRAMA, COLD FEET, DEBBIE HORSFIELD, KELLY HARRISON, LISA RILEY, MANCHESTER, POLLY WALKER, ROBSON GREEN, SUE JOHNSTON, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, TV, tv review
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NADIYA’S FAMILY FAVOURITES – SEASON ONE, EPISODE ONE.
The BBC is at its finest when it makes shows like Nadiya’s Family Favourites. This was a new cookery show that was traditional, yet at the same time it also had this original fresh feel to it too. After she won … Continue reading
Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing – fun, fishing, and friendly banter
Think of a fishing version of that classic road movie Thelma and Louise, but with less sex and more jokes, and that pretty much sums up episode one of Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing! In this first episode, we saw … Continue reading
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Tagged @SCARFMANANDY, ANDY LLOYD, BOB MORTIMER, BRITISH TELEVISION, BRITISH TV, COMEDIANS, COMEDY, HEART DISEASE, Mortimer and Whitehouse : Gone Fishing, PAUL WHITEHOUSE, POIGNANT, ROAD MOVIE, TELEVISION REVIEW, THELMA AND LOUISE, TRAVEL SHOW, tv review, UK TV
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Fight Like a Girl: review.
As thirty minute documentaries go this wasn’t a bad effort at all. As part of BBC1’s Our Lives, it focused on the life of Glaswegian, Kimberly Benson. Kim being twenty-six years old and said to be Scotland’s most popular female … Continue reading
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Tagged #FightLikeaGirl, BBC1, DOCUMENTARY, EDITH BOWMAN, FIGHT LIKE A GIRL, ICW, JAPAN, JAPANESE, KIMBERLY BENSON, MARK DALLAS, mental health, OUR LIVES, SCOTLAND, TELEVISION REVIEW, TONI STORM, tv review, VIPER, WRESTLING, WRESTLING DOCUMENTARY, WWE
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Peter Kay’s Car Share new final episode review: A FORGETTABLE HAPPY ENDING!
As a massive fan of the original two series of Peter Kay’s Car Share, this review is going to be somewhat difficult to write because I thought this much anticipated new final episode was a big disappointment. For the most … Continue reading
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Tagged ANDY LLOYD, CAR SHARE, PETER KAY, SIAN GIBSON, tv review
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