Catch Up TV reviews: The Windsors, The Magicians, Hoff the Record Season 2

What’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.  

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UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 5 (Untimely Resurrection)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

Claire Fraser just might be the worst person ever. Not only is she happy to change the entire history of the world just to save her lover, she’s also willing to ruin a friend’s love life … Read More

UK TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 1 (The Day Tennyson Died)

“The old monsters have gone,” declares Vanessa Ives (Eva Green) at the start of Penny Dreadful’s third season. And well she might, after battling through two seasons of torment and inner turmoil. Green has been astonishing at every turn, physically … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Marseille (Season 1, Episodes 1 to 4)

Netflix unveiled its latest original series this week: a political drama about betrayal, power and corruption. No, not House of Cards, but Marseille – or House of Cards, but French. How can you tell it’s French? Firstly, the locations. Secondly, … Read More

6 reasons to watch Hoff the Record

Hoff the Record returns this evening on Dave for a second season, continuing the chronicle of David Hasselhoff’s attempts to stage a career comeback. With Season 1 still available to binge-watch on on UKTV Play, here are six reasons why … Read More

Is this the best Star Wars extra ever?

Extras. They’re everywhere in films and we don’t even notice. But every now and then, they stand out from crowd. Quantum of Solace’s sweeper. The Stormtrooper hitting his head in Star Wars Episode IV. That guy in The Dark Knight … Read More

Walter Presents TV review: Mafiosa Season 1

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“You’re not lacking in guts. Certainly not lacking in skill.” That’s how someone describes Sandra Paoli (Hélène Fillières) in Mafiosa, a new … Read More

UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 4 (La Dame Blanche)

This contains minor spoilers. Read on for spoiler-filled additional notes.

There’s significantly less Bouton: The Marvellous Medicine Dog in Episode 4 of Outlander’s Season 2 – and that’s partly why it’s a slight disappointment.

Claire confesses to Jamie almost immediately … Read More

Catch up TV reviews: Angie Tribeca, The Secret, 24 Hours in Police Custody

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VOD film review: An Education

This stylish, wittily written coming-of-age tale will sweep you right off your feet.Read More