BBC iPlayer
BBC iPlayer review: Bitter Lake (Adam Curtis)
February 12, 2015 | David Farnor
If you’ve ever wondered why the world today is so messed up, or why the news doesn’t include random clips from Carry On Up the Khyber, then Bitter Lake is for you.
Adam Curtis’ documentary first aired in a small, … Read More
UK TV review: Wolf Hall Episode 3
February 8, 2015 | David Farnor
Read our reviews of each episode of Season 1 here.
1531. Two years have passed since our last visit to Wolf Hall and the BBC’s adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s novel has become bolder, almost Tarantino-esque in its entertainment. Here, between … Read More
UK TV review: Wolf Hall Episode 2
January 30, 2015 | David Farnor
Read our reviews of each episode of Season 1 here.
“There’s a conversation I shouldn’t have had.”
That’s Cromwell, after talking to his sister-in-law (Saskia Reeves) in a typically dark room. It’s a key turning point in the BBC’s adaptation … Read More
Top 13 TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer
January 28, 2015 | David Farnor
This month marks the release of the BBC’s most ambitious iPlayer release to date: Adam Curtis’ experimental documentary Bitter Lake, which deconstructs modern society, media and power to explain why the big stories that politicians tell us have become so … Read More
Top 10 films and movies on BBC iPlayer (Tuesday 23rd December)
December 24, 2014 | VOD News
With Christmas finally upon us, people across the UK will be sitting down to watch… something on the telly. Not sure where to start? We round up this week’s top 10 new TV shows and movies on BBC iPlayer.
From … Read More
Top 10 TV shows and movies on BBC iPlayer (Saturday 6th December)
December 7, 2014 | VOD News
Winter is coming – and so are those long, cold nights. Not to mention the long, cold weekends. And those long, cold mornings. It’s at times like this that BBC iPlayer comes into its own, giving you a chance to … Read More
Top 10 TV shows and movies on BBC iPlayer (Thursday 13th November)
November 13, 2014 | David Farnor
The Fall
Season 2 of The Fall starts tonight, with Gillian Anderson reprising her role as Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson, who’s continuing her increasingly desperate hunt for the serial murderer Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan). But if you missed BBC Two’s … Read More
Top 10 TV shows and movies on BBC iPlayer
November 3, 2014 | David Farnor
Every week, we round up the best titles to stream on the Beeb’s catch-up service.
1. Radio 1 Rescores Drive
Zane Lowe curates a new selection of music to accompany Nicolas Winding Refn’s cult classic, Drive, arguably one of the … Read More
iPlayer Picks: BBC TV review: Our Girl (Episode 1)
September 28, 2014 | David Farnor
Turn on your TV today and what are you most likely to see? Crime thrillers. High-concept sci-fi mysteries. Period dramas.
If you turn on BBC One at 9pm on a Sunday, though, you’ll see something different.
Our Girl stars Lacey … Read More
Why you should catch up with Peaky Blinders
September 16, 2014 | Chris Bryant
From its very first season, this BBC gangster drama is an uncompromising, graceful success.Read More
