It's a 'blanket coverage' special this week and I'll be honest, this is among my favourite sort of telly. Live event TV, the possibility of pre-watershed sweariness, a cup of tea, and my Twitter stream ticking over - what more could a girl want for? … [Read more...]
Attack the Block – Dork Review
Is Attack the Block any good? Why, yes it is, says Anna Waits... Like any fan of the Saturday morning-brightening Adam and Joe, I've been looking forward to old Cornballs' first directorial outing Attack The Block for some time now, though I would have dug the premise -- a gang of South London kids … [Read more...]
Horrible Histories and King Of…: What We’ve Been Watching
When Horrible Histories beat the truly excellent third series of Armstrong and Miller to the Best Sketch Show gong at the Comedy Awards last year, I was a bit miffed. Surely people were just being nice because it happened to be a bit better than your average kids' show? Nope. Turns out it's just … [Read more...]
Springwatch and Doctor Who: What We’ve Been Watching
I was on the damp, crowded Northern line this evening with a book in my hand. That book was BirdwatchingWatching by Alex Horne. And keeping the page in that book was a sheet of as yet unused Doctor Who stickers. On that tube, I was looked at with pity. Here, at Dork Adore, I know I am among … [Read more...]
Birth of Hollywood and Miami Mega-Jail: What We’ve Been Watching
The "one man investigates" template for television has been much in evidence this week, with the quietly effective Louis Theroux and knowledgeable enthusiast Paul Merton both looking into fascinating - though very, very different - subjects that intrigue them. … [Read more...]
WWBW: reaction to the TV BAFTAs 2011
The TV BAFTAs (or, as we're meant to call them, the British Academy Television Awards) are, I think, the really prestigious awards for that there telly-box, so it was pretty wonderful to see some of the shows we've celebrated here on Dork Adore come away with a golden mask this weekend. Let's look … [Read more...]
Doctor Who and Eurovision 2011: What We’ve Been Watching
I usually leave the Doctor Who reviewing in the super-capable hands of my dear colleague Mr Nick Bryan, but sometimes an episode comes along that I can't help but throw in my two-penneth about. And I'm afraid Neil Gaiman's superb story The Doctor's Wife is one such episode... … [Read more...]
Psychoville 2 and more BBC4 musical nostalgia: WWBW
At the moment, comedy on TV is dominated by panel shows, and while the combination of funny people with a decent format is usually a winner, it has to be said that there is something special about a great scripted comedy. And Psychoville is certainly that. The first series was everything I love … [Read more...]
WWBW: Royal Wedding Commemorative Edition
With WWBW being such an institution, it would be odd to let the Royal Wedding pass us by without comment, so as the bunting and flags are being gathered up around you, why not take a moment to enjoy this, the WWBW: Royal Wedding Commemorative Edition. It seemed that up until about 10 minutes … [Read more...]
United and Arena – Produced by George Martin: What We’ve Been Watching
Football and The Beatles - these are two things I like very much. As such, it's is a highly self-indulgent WWBW this week, with the Munich air disaster drama United and Arena documentary Produced by George Martin both featuring. Sorry... … [Read more...]
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