Box Sets
Looking for your next binge? Box Set reviews will tell you whether a show’s worth watching, without spoiling the end for you – a handy guide to the best TV box sets on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, DVD and more.
UK TV review: Citadel Season 1
May 29, 2023 | David Farnor
As the streaming industry continues to evolve, shrink, grow and pivot to meet the wider shifting landscape of modern entertainment, it’s inevitable that each of the key players should be looking to build their own signature franchises. And so we … Read More
Prehistoric Planet review: Jaw-dropping TV
May 22, 2023 | Ivan Radford
Apple’s ambitious, visually stunning dino docuseries makes for jaw-dropping viewing.Read More
Why you should be watching Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
May 8, 2023 | David Farnor
This smart, sweet, steamy Bridgerton spin-off is a winning romp in its own right.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Hunt for Raoul Moat
May 2, 2023 | Helen Archer
To many, Raoul Moat has become a punchline, his extremely public “manhunt” something people look back on with a sense of detached irony, a disbelief – almost – that it happened. A farce. For seven days in July 2010, a … Read More
First look TV review: True Lies
May 1, 2023 | David Farnor
This slick but uneven spy thriller has more potential than its title suggests.Read More
Classic Doctor Who: The Key to Time
April 30, 2023 | Mark Harrison
Offering more than 600 Classic Doctor Who episodes broadcast between 1963 and 1996, BritBox and BBC iPlayer’s The Whoniverse are bigger on the inside. If you’ve watched all of the new series already, then why not join us as we … Read More
Why you should be watching Perry Mason
April 23, 2023 | David Farnor
Matthew Rhys is brilliant in this gorgeous, gripping, slow-burn revival of the iconic TV lawyer.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Still Missing Morgan
April 18, 2023 | Helen Archer
This dive into the disappearance of Morgan Nick in 1995 is a meditative, moving study of grief.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Waco: American Apocalypse
April 4, 2023 | Helen Archer
This summary of the 1993 siege of the Branch Davidian’s Mount Carmel compound is lacking any kind of nuance.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Fred West: The Glasgow Girls
March 21, 2023 | Helen Archer
This dark yet sensitive three-part documentary looks at Fred West’s time in Glasgow and his first known victims.Read More
