BBC iPlayer
Why you should be watching Asian Provocateur on Netflix
July 1, 2017 | David Farnor
Romesh Ranganathan is the latest to tackle the now-prolific genre of Comedian Travels Abroad. We all know what to expect from such shows, from awkward encounters and amusing outsider-gets-cultural-detail-incorrect slips, not to mention their awe at the exotic world around … Read More
VOD film review: Coraline
June 23, 2017 | David Farnor
Not quite The Nightmare Before Christmas, but Coraline is a pleasingly unpleasant bedtime story.Read More
VOD film review: I Am Not Your Negro
June 15, 2017 | David Farnor
A moving biopic and a rallying cry, this important documentary is essential viewing.Read More
VOD film review: Blue Velvet
June 5, 2017 | Leslie Byron Pitt
Director: David Lynch Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern Certificate: 18
2017 may not have many fans, but it’s been good to David Lynch. New episodes of Twin Peaks have returned after 25 years, while just last … Read More
VOD film review: The Levelling
May 13, 2017 | David Farnor
Hope Dickson Leach’s excellent feature debut marks her and Ellie Kendrick out as talents to watch.Read More
BBC iPlayer TV review: Peter Kay’s Car Share Season 2
April 18, 2017 | David Farnor
Season 2 of Peter Kay’s likeable sitcom races its way right into your heart.Read More
BBC Three review: Five by Five shorts (5×5)
April 8, 2017 | Helen Archer
The centrepiece of BBC Three’s recent takeover by Idris Elba is undoubtedly the original drama anthology 5×5, which Elba produced for the strand. Scripted by new writers and starring a cast of up-and-coming actors, the series of short films each … Read More
Line of Duty Season 3: A surprising, visceral ride
March 26, 2017 | Helen Archer
Never seen Line of Duty? For a spoiler-free look at the show, and why it’s worth catching up, click here.
The first two seasons of Line of Duty established it as a programme concerned with examining the way in which … Read More
VOD film review: A United Kingdom
March 23, 2017 | David Farnor
A powerful story of romance and race, A United Kingdom is a crowd-pleaser that deserves the biggest crowd possible.Read More
BBC iPlayer film review: Carnage (Simon Amstell)
March 21, 2017 | David Farnor
Simon Amstell’s vegan mockumentary is thought-provoking, rib-tickling, stomach-churning satire.Read More
