UK TV review: The War of the Worlds (2019)

8

Rating

BBC One’s lavish, ambitious HG Wells’ adaptation finds fresh fear in a familiar sci-fi tale.Read More

The best films and TV shows on BBC iPlayer (17th November 2019)

We review the best TV shows and films currently available on BBC iPlayer. (Click here to skip to our reviews of the best movies on BBC iPlayer.)

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Why you should be watching Pose

10

Rating

This revolutionary LGBTQ show about New York’s 1980s ballroom scene slays in every category. Read More

BBC iPlayer TV review: The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

8

Essential viewing for horror fans

This engaging, insightful Exorcist doc manages to be more than just a making-of.Read More

First look UK TV review: His Dark Materials

8

Rating

This impressively faithful adaptation of Philip Pullman’s books is a grand but grounded epic.Read More

Top horror TV shows to watch this Halloween

Halloween is all about horror movies, right? Wrong. Because in this golden age of TV, there are oodles of scares that can be found on the small screen – and not just the TV series that are based on horror … Read More

Giri/Haji: One of the year’s most original TV shows

10

Rating

One of the year’s most original and unique series, this globe-trotting, culture-blending thriller is a remarkable piece of TV.Read More

UK TV review: Motherland Season 2

10

Rating

This frank, funny sitcom about parenting is flawlessly written and performed.Read More

UK TV review: State of the Union

10

Mini-masterpiece

This bite-sized comedy charting the breaking down and making up of a marriage is a hilarious, heartfelt gem.Read More

First look UK TV review: World on Fire

The Tudors and World War II. Those have long been the subjects primarily covered in the English school curriculum, so when a new TV drama comes along focusing on the Second World War, it’s easy to dismiss it as something … Read More