Tag Archives: SCARFMAN TV CRITIC

DEATH AND NIGHTINGALES- Episode one review.

Posted on December 5, 2018 by SCARFMAN

You didn’t have to be Einstein to work out that the new period drama on BBC TWO entitled Death and Nightingales, was not going to be a right bundle of laughs. Set in Fermanagh in the north of Ireland in … Continue reading →

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BRITAIN BY BOAT : Series 1, Episode 1. A review.

Posted on November 30, 2018 by SCARFMAN

If you are a fan of watching paint dry then you will have loved the first episode of the new Channel 5 travelogue series, Britain by Boat. It has to be said that both of these things are not necessarily … Continue reading →

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Made in Great Britain – Series 1: 1. Steel

Posted on November 3, 2018 by SCARFMAN

”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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The Big Audition- episode one review.

Posted on October 12, 2018 by SCARFMAN

Think Pineapple Dance Studios(that Louis Spence docusoap from 2010) meets The X Factor, and that pretty much sums up ITV1’s new reality TV show called The Big Audition. By this I mean that it was funny in parts, engaging in … Continue reading →

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