Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (6th October 2015)

From Sliding Doors to A Syrian Love Story, BBC iPlayer’s movie collection alone is worth clicking onto this week, but the site is as diverse as ever in its streaming line-up, from a 1970s sitcom and a cartoon series about … Read More

UK TV review: The Leftovers Season 2, Episode 1

“It was a test. Not for what came before but what came after. It was a test for what comes now.”

That was Reverend Matt Jamison (Christopher Eccleston) in Season 1 of The Leftovers, HBO’s mysterious drama that bewitched and … Read More

Ridiculous, camp and OTT: Why Empire is a TV phenomenon

With Empire available to stream online, we look back at the first season of Lee Daniels’ phenomenal TV show.

It’s quite difficult to explain exactly how much of a phenomenon Empire is, but here goes. It is the number one … Read More

Catch up TV reviews: The Last Man on Earth, Body Donors, Forced Marriage Cops, The Almost Impossible Game Show

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.  

(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 9, Episode 3 (Under The Lake)

This is a spoiler-free review. Already seen it? Read on at the end for spoilers.

Doctor Who was bumped back to its latest ever start for a new episode on BBC One. The sky may fall in histrionic articles about … Read More

Why you should be watching The Last Man on Earth

If you missed this show, it really would be the end of the world.Read More

Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (29th September 2015)

He’s the greatest, promises the opening theme to the retooled and rebooted Danger Mouse, but this all-new/same old cartoon’s arrival on IPlayer is a reassuring reminder that when it comes to certain things, the BBC really is.

From nature documentaries … Read More

Catch up TV reviews: Midwinter of the Spirit, Charlie Hebdo, Look Into My Eyes

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.  

(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our … Read More

UK VOD TV review: This Is England ’90 (Episodes 1 and 2)

Beaten, bloodied and back for more, the This Is England gang return to screens to welcome in a new culture, a new life and a new decade.

Shane Meadow’s wild drama reignites in Spring 1990, and the gang aren’t … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 9, Episode 2 (The Witch’s Familiar)

This is a spoiler-free review of The Witch’s Familiar. Already seen it? Read on at the end for spoilers.

Let us introduce you to every Doctor Who cliffhanger ever: One or more characters (up to the point of everyone in … Read More