Posts By David Farnor
UK TV review: 24: Legacy Episode 1
February 14, 2017 | David FarnorThis is a spoiler-free review.
24, but not as we know it. That’s how FOX is selling 24: Legacy, the new incarnation of everyone’s favourite all-American all-the-time all-in-real-time actioner. Gone is Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer, presumably because after nine seasons … Read More
BBC Three TV review: Barracuda
February 12, 2017 | David FarnorDive right in – and don’t come up for breath.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Riverdale Season 1, Episodes 1 to 3
February 12, 2017 | David FarnorSelf-aware and stuffed with style, Riverdale gets off to confident start, promising trashy fun and a catchy soundtrack.Read More
VOD film review: The Girl on the Train
February 11, 2017 | David FarnorAn excellent lead turn from Emily Blunt only just keeps this train on track.Read More
Catch up TV review: The Accused, Emerald City, The Fake News Show, The Reunion
February 11, 2017 | David FarnorWhat’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.
(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More
UK TV review: Supergirl Season 2, Episode 10 (We Can Be Heroes)
February 9, 2017 | David FarnorA fun episode of Supergirl finds strength in the show’s empathy.Read More
UK review: Revolting Rhymes (Roald Dahl)
February 8, 2017 | David FarnorDahl’s rhymes are still revolting – and thankfully,
suitable for viewing by the whole family.Read More
Why you should be watching BBC Three’s This Country
February 8, 2017 | David FarnorBBC Three’s hilariously daft and quietly sweet mockumentary is one of its most charming shows to date.Read More
Brass Eye: The fake news satire that still feels relevant 20 years on
February 7, 2017 | David Farnor“The headlines tonight. Euro MPs’ headsets play the sound of screaming women. Bryan Ferry bathmat poisonous, says lab. And bouncing elephantiasis woman destroys central Portsmouth. Those are the headlines. Happy now?”
That was Chris Morris in The Day Today, … Read More
Catch up TV review: The Secret Life of Five-Year-Olds, Parenting for Idiots, The Modern British Slave Trade, Homeland
February 5, 2017 | David FarnorWhat’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.
(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More