Those who follow this humble WWBW column will know that my particular dorkiness tends to display itself in the fact that I freaking love a nature show. Any nature show, really, but when you throw in Chris Packham -- and therefore the possibility of a Morrissey reference at any moment -- well, it … [Read more...]
Filthy Cities and Campus: What We’ve Been Watching
When I was little, I remember there being a craze for scratch and sniff cards to go along with TV programmes. A very short one, admittedly, but a craze nonetheless. It was exciting (for a seven year old), but I have to say, I didn't expect to see it come back... especially not with a show like … [Read more...]
Top of the Pops night and Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience: What We’ve Been Watching
BBC Four indulged in a real nostalgia-fest last Friday with its Top of the Pops night, consisting of clips, documentaries and even a full episode from 1st April 1976. You might say it's easy programming that just relies on the warm, fuzzy feeling generated by nothing more than the reaction "naww, I … [Read more...]
Bible’s Buried Secrets and So You Think You Can Dance: What We’ve Been Watching
If you've not been sucked into BBC Four's The Killing (which, I think mistakenly, I haven't) it's been a bit of a slow old week, telly-wise. Still, it's important to maintain a balanced diet even when faced with slim pickings, so this week I turn to BBC Two documentary Bible's Buried Secrets and the … [Read more...]
Twenty Twelve and Comic Relief: What We’ve Been Watching
When the writer of Twenty Twelve, John Morton, came up with the idea of a clock that counts down to the Olympics ceremony, he may have known that one actually was in the pipeline, but he couldn't have known that his show would get such a lovely PR boost from the real-life version breaking after just … [Read more...]
Agony & Ecstasy at the ballet and the Let’s Dance final: What We’ve Been Watching
Riding on the back of the success of Black Swan (as Marc Bolan didn't say) comes the nicely-timed Agony & Ecstasy: A Year with the English National Ballet. While the Oscar-adorned movie was, essentially, a genre flick with no real interest in showing the reality of life for a ballet dancer, … [Read more...]
Wonders of the Universe and 24 Hour Panel People: What We’ve Been Watching
Back when Prof. Brian Cox had the rather limited remit of just our own galaxy, Wonders (as the cool kids call it) was a huge success -- the biggest science documentary series for years, probably. This time, with an entire universe to play with, will the new series see the Professor's star rise even … [Read more...]
Friday Night Dinner and a Mad Dogs update: What We’ve Been Watching
It's unusual for a British comedy to go straight onto Channel 4 these days, without having to work its way up, Inbetweeners-style, from the network's digital outpost E4. So with Friday Night Dinner appearing fully-formed in what should properly be described as The Peep Show Slot, the commissioners … [Read more...]
Mad Dogs and Let’s Dance for Comic Relief: What We’ve Been Watching
This being the era of the iPlayer, we're not necessarily expected to watch series as they go out, even big glossy psychological dramas with insane casts, as is the case with Sky 1's Mad Dogs. So I'm not in the least bit ashamed to admit that I'm a week behind on this show (ok, I am a little) -- and … [Read more...]
Outcasts and Madagascar: What We’ve Been Watching
I'm sure that one of the reasons I write for this most excellent of sites is because I'm the kind of girl who can't help but fall for a drama series that starts with a black, starry sky and a big old space ship gliding overhead. But it has to be said that, great cast, cool vistas and glossy camera … [Read more...]
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