So my wife and I were talking about old TV programmes this evening (to be honest, this was more me fulminating about how no-one seems to remember the TV programmes I used to watch as a kid on account of my great age and policeman getting younger every day, you get the idea), and our… Continue reading How we lost The Great Egg Race
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Resting on the Laurels of the Doctor
Note: there are no actual spoilers in this post, but there is some speculation about this month’s Christmas Special of Doctor Who in the last paragraph. I have a confession to make: I don’t entirely get Doctor Who. It’s not that I don’t like it; I’ve watched pretty much every episode that has been aired… Continue reading Resting on the Laurels of the Doctor
Borgen: how realistic is it?
I’ve spent this weekend catching up with Borgen and probably reading about it a bit too much. In particular, this critical review by Rachel Cooke came to my attention yesterday via political academic Stuart Wilks-Heeg’s twitter feed, prompting this exchange: @stuartwilksheeg What’s weird is that she slags off the stronger of those two episodes. She’s… Continue reading Borgen: how realistic is it?