“History of Ukrainian IT” is a new documentary about the development and achievements of the industry over the past 30 years
The Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov presented a documentary film about the history of Ukrainian IT. In the 46-minute long tape, the direct participants…
Dinosaurs: The Final Day, review: David Attenborough tried his best, but this was no Jurassic Park
I can’t have been the only one who watched a grey-haired Attenborough superimposed in front of a jungle full of meandering dinosaurs and thought, “Jurassic Park”. I’m…
A portrait of Gerry Anderson as a bad husband and a distant father – but what of his creative genius?
A message at the start of Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted (BritBox) explains that new footage of the Thunderbirds and Stingray creator has been generated “with artificial…
A portrait of Gerry Anderson as a bad husband and a distant father – but what of his creative genius?
A message at the start of Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted (BritBox) explains that new footage of the Thunderbirds and Stingray creator has been generated “with artificial…
‘Many spouses have double lives’: the ‘Bitcoin widow’ caught in a crypto murder conspiracy
In 2019, in a frenzy of grief, media speculation, and legal proceedings, Robertson attempted suicide. This is something she writes about, in detail. Before the book was…
How the BBC let Jimmy Savile get away with it – even in death
There was one shot in Netflix’s disturbing new documentary Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story which offered an irresistible visual metaphor; it showed Savile, dressed in one of…
Our Great National Parks, review: nice try Obama, but Attenborough remains leader of the pack
It is unthinkable that David Attenborough would ever retire but, were he to do so, Barack Obama’s new natural history series could serve as an audition tape…
Dynasties II, review: savage catfights worthy of Joan Collins
In the first series of Dynasties, penguins offered comedy and chimps familiarity, lions brought majesty and hunting dogs, novelty. With elephants and cheetahs to come, it was…
The intrepid headteacher solving Belfast’s suicide rates through philosophy
Another star in the film is Conor, who started primary school with anger issues and little control over his behaviour. “We went through a seven-year odyssey with…
Bad Vegan, review: going down the rabbit hole with Netflix’s latest bizarre true-crime series
The pair ended up married and on the lam after “stealing millions” (Strangis even parted Melngailis’s worried mother from $400k). The couple were eventually found holed up…
Bad Vegan, review: going down the rabbit hole with Netflix’s latest bizarre true-crime series
The pair ended up married and on the lam after “stealing millions” (Strangis even parted Melngailis’s worried mother from $400k). The couple were eventually found holed up…
Bad Vegan: going down the rabbit hole with Netflix’s latest bizarre true-crime series
The pair ended up married and on the lam after “stealing millions” (Strangis even parted Melngailis’s worried mother from $400k). The couple were eventually found holed up…
Michael Mosley: Who Made Britain Fat?, review: government ministers, look away now
Britain’s obesity crisis does not come down to personal responsibility. That was the angle pursued in Michael Mosley: Who Made Britain Fat? (Channel 4). When you guzzle…
Katie Price: What Harvey Did Next, review: one in the eye for the rubberneckers
People tend to have strong opinions about the one-woman soap opera formerly known as Jordan. Even if it’s purely based on glimpsed headlines or half-remembered gossip, she…
Emergency, episode 1, review: turning real-life trauma into a queasy TV cliffhanger
The decision to broadcast Emergency (Channel 4) across four consecutive nights leaves an uneasy feeling. Like similar shows of this type, such as 24 Hours in A&E,…
Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America episode 2, review: do Brits care about the Florida rap scene?
What is it with Louis Theroux and America? A scroll through his CV brings up Gambling in Las Vegas, Law and Disorder in Philadelphia, America’s Medicated Kids,…
Storyville: Try Harder! review: it was impossible not to root for these hopeful kids
The latest Storyville documentary, Try Harder!, sneaks up on you. It starts off as an interesting but relatively uninvolving film about students at a US high school,…
The Millionairess and Me, review: proof that both sides of Britain’s wealth divide can be insufferable
But Read, who had once been homeless and spent some time in prison in Dubai, was already bored with the bling. He also seemed baffled that rich,…
Forbidden America shows that Louis Theroux desperately needs to change the record
Is Louis Theroux tired of being Louis Theroux? He is back with a new series, Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America (BBC Two), in which he travels around the…
Mary Beard’s Forbidden Art, review: an adventure into the absurd and the downright disgusting
It’s hard to know whether or not one should recommend an episode of a TV programme that features an unexpurgated screening of Martin Creed’s Sick Film –…
Ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics, this brave documentary asked the questions others daren’t
Will any athlete risk raising China’s human rights record at this month’s Winter Olympics in Beijing? Will the BBC or Discovery make reference to it in their…
The Princess, review: a reminder that Diana’s life and death were no soap opera
In an ordinary American house on a late August evening in 1997, seven friends are sitting at a table playing cards. One of them is filming the…
The ‘stupid American’ exposing the dark side of the Chinese dream
“Life is short. When you look back, it’s late…” A man muses quietly to himself as he paces around his factory, piles of shrink-wrapped products – wiping-up…
Lord Ivar Mountbatten’s ex-wife hails ‘blended family’ after same-sex marriage
“There has been a lot of growth and acceptance and understanding involved, and it’s all worked out the way it should have been,” said Lady Penny, who…
How an Oscar-winning documentary-maker helped create the Elizabeth Holmes myth
The image of Holmes that he created in the adverts features the same stylistic choices as his Switch work. Using a device of his own invention, the…