Watching ITV… and other things we once saw as common
So you can imagine how the recent burst of correspondence on The Telegraph’s letters page, about things their parents deemed “common”, made me squirm with recognition. Telegraph…
What’s on TV tonight: Jay Blades: Learning to Read at 51, Katie Price’s Mucky Mansion and more
Survivors: Portraits of the HolocaustBBC Two, 9pmIn 2020, the Prince of Wales commissioned seven artists to paint portraits of seven Holocaust survivors, with the results to be…
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BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Netflix, Amazon, Apple TV+, Disney+, Discovery+, Starzplay, Freeview, Freesat, Virgin, BT… Watching TV isn’t quite as simple as it used to…
What’s on TV tonight: The Gilded Age, Snowpiercer, Secrets of the Krays and more
Tuesday January 25 The Gilded AgeSky Atlantic, 2am & 9pmAfter the disappointments of The English Game and Belgravia, Julian Fellowes’s latest lavish period series represents something like…
How realistic is Trigger Point? Bomb disposal experts weigh in
The first bomb, rigged to the flat’s toilet, has two triggers: a landmine-style pressure plate and the hallway light switch – cue McClure’s character almost detonating the…
What’s on TV tonight: The Responder, I, Sniper: The Washington Killers, and more
The Gilded AgeSky Atlantic, 2am & 9pmAfter the disappointments of The English Game and Belgravia, Julian Fellowes’s latest lavish period series represents something like a return to…
The Good Karma Hospital, series 4, review: a sun-kissed Casualty in the subcontinent
Did you know that Netflix has a stock of fireplace videos? You choose from the classic or birchwood editions, then have the image and sound of a…
Trigger Point, episode 1, review: ITV has a blast with new identikit Line of Duty
Line of Duty is back! Oh, hang on. My mistake. Yes, Trigger Point (ITV) opens urgently with Vicky McClure speeding along in a police convoy, a voice…
What’s on TV tonight: Trigger Point, David Attenborough, Fantastic Mr Fox and more
The Gilded AgeSky Atlantic, 2am & 9pmAfter the disappointments of The English Game and Belgravia, Julian Fellowes’s latest lavish period series represents something like a return to…
What’s on TV tonight: Dolly Parton at the BBC, Australian Open Tennis, Posh Weekends and more
Saturday January 22 Dolly Parton at the BBCBBC Two, from 8.30pmAn evening of repeats to mark the queen of country music’s 76th birthday begins with this new…
What’s on TV tonight: Ozark, Fraggle Rock, Munich: The Edge of War and more
Dolly Parton at the BBCBBC Two, from 8.30pmAn evening of repeats to mark the queen of country music’s 76th birthday begins with this new taster compilation of…
What’s on TV tonight: Andy Warhol’s America: Life After Death, Dragons’ Den, and more
Dolly Parton at the BBCBBC Two, from 8.30pmAn evening of repeats to mark the queen of country music’s 76th birthday begins with this new taster compilation of…
What’s on TV tonight: Stacey Dooley: Stalkers, Rules of the Game, and more
Wednesday January 19 Stacey Dooley: StalkersBBC One/Three, 10.35pm; NI/Scot, 11.05pmShe’s probably more widely known now for being a Strictly Come Dancing champion, but Stacey Dooley has always…
Ghislaine, Prince Andrew and the Paedophile, review: tantrums over teddies and little else
Broadcasters have schedules to fill, as we all know, but what was the point of Ghislaine, Prince Andrew and the Paedophile? If you have followed the Ghislaine…
‘Aristocrats have always had to reinvent themselves to survive’
Our own contribution, at Upton Cressett, has been to launch a history and literary festival, create a sanctuary for white peacocks – not going well, I should…
What’s on TV tonight: Ghislaine, Prince Andrew & the Paedophile, Winterwatch and more
Stacey Dooley: StalkersBBC One/Three, 10.35pm; NI/Scot, 11.05pmShe’s probably more widely known now for being a Strictly Come Dancing champion, but Stacey Dooley has always been a gifted…
Judy Murray finds her voice as a driving force for women in sport
Though the series has the glitzy trappings of major sponsorship and a trailer launch, which featured on the big screen at Piccadilly Circus, Murray’s typically hands-on approach…
‘We aristocrats have always had to reinvent ourselves to survive’
Our own contribution, at Upton Cressett, has been to launch a history and literary festival, create a sanctuary for white peacocks – not going well, I should…
Flogging plonk and shovelling muck: how these aristocrats keep their heads above water
It is terribly difficult for the plebs among us to know what is common. The interior designer Nicky Haslam has drawn up a list and printed it…
What’s on TV tonight: Keeping Up with the Aristocrats, Geordie Hospital, and more
Monday January 17 Keeping Up with the AristocratsITV, 9pmOh what a jolly lot they are, these aristocrats. Just like the rest of us, really, apart from the…
Dancing on Ice 2022, launch show review: can Oti Mabuse and Bez save this sinking show?
Dancing on Ice (ITV) was twisting our melons, man. As the celebrity skate-off returned to the rink, cult hero Bez provided a moment of sheer TV joy….
What’s on TV tonight: Dancing on Ice, The Green Planet, The Greatest Showman and more
Keeping Up with the AristocratsITV, 9pmOh what a jolly lot they are, these aristocrats. Just like the rest of us, really, apart from the titles, historic homes…
What’s on TV tonight: Hidden Assets, The Masked Singer, The World’s Most Expensive Hotels and more
Saturday January 15 Hidden AssetsBBC Four, 9pm and 9.50pmOne of the Irish republic’s more imaginative laws allows the state, via the police force’s Criminal Assets Bureau, to…
What’s on TV tonight: After Life, Ronnie Spector at the BBC and more
Hidden AssetsBBC Four, 9pm and 9.50pmOne of the Irish republic’s more imaginative laws allows the state, via the police force’s Criminal Assets Bureau, to seize property (everything…
What’s on TV tonight: Martin Clunes: Islands of the Pacific, Andy Warhol’s America and more
Hidden AssetsBBC Four, 9pm and 9.50pmOne of the Irish republic’s more imaginative laws allows the state, via the police force’s Criminal Assets Bureau, to seize property (everything…