August 2020
#27 Queen of Tarts
26/08/20 15:41
Well, I was late to the sex party on Harlots, but gadzounds, I’m playing catch-up hard. It first aired on ITV Encore and Hulu, but now BBC Two has taken it on. Did I somehow feel that Auntie had conveyed a respectability to the set-up? Hell, no. Read More…
#26 A Whole Different Ball Game
19/08/20 11:26
‘I have to say, I don’t think you’re the ideal person to write a review of the TV coverage of the snooker world championship.’
That, ladies and gentlemen, was an actual text I received from my actual dad. Let’s prove him wrong, shall we? I am UP FOR THIS. Read More…
That, ladies and gentlemen, was an actual text I received from my actual dad. Let’s prove him wrong, shall we? I am UP FOR THIS. Read More…
#25 Another era
13/08/20 11:45
So, Mrs America should be exactly my jam. It has all the right ingredients – a period drama, created by a Mad Men writer, steeped in feminism, bursting with incredible actresses and great outfits. It stars Cate Blanchett, a goddess. Everything about it suggested it would be my festive-spiced, gold-flecked, plum conserve. Obviously, I was keen to tuck in. Read More…
#24 Bada Bing!
05/08/20 17:46
There’s actually a change.org petition demanding the cancellation of this week’s show, due to its malign influence and bad language. Read More…