To misquote Helen off Big Brother, I like laughing I do, and thanks to the box in the corner, I did quite a lot of it last week. BBC One's Saturday night comedies Walk On The Wild Side and Armstrong and Miller continue to be consistently wonderful, but this week it was the return of Peep Show, now … [Read more...]
I’m A Celeb, Children In Need and Alan Partridge: What We’ve Been Watching
The X Factor, Strictly Come Dancing and The Apprentice - I watch them so that you don't have to. Oh, who am I kidding, I watch them because I like them (and Twitter would be a no-go area every evening if I didn't, and I can't be having that). And now I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here joins the … [Read more...]
Giles and Sue, Downton Abbey finale and Ancient Worlds: What We’ve Been Watching
A more slimline WWBW this week, in recognition of the fact that, well, telly's been a bit rubbish over the last seven days. A few series have come to an end, and a couple of big ones started the week before, so we've been pretty much in a holding week. Still, you can always rely on Giles Coren and … [Read more...]
Coogan & Brydon, Wallace & Gromit and Armstrong & Miller: What We’ve Been Watching
This week, as the classic sketch goes, I have mostly been watching double acts. Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon have teamed up for the second time following on from the mostly excellent A Cock and Bull Story (dragged a bit, didn't it?); Wallace and Gromit are putting their window cleaning and humane … [Read more...]
Mark Gatiss, The Event, Psychoville and The Daily Show: What We’ve Been Watching
There are certain people in television who tend to act like a guarantee of quality, of something a little different and something genuinely inventive and interesting - and I think Mark Gatiss, whether as writer, performer or presenter is certainly one of them. From The League of Gentlemen to … [Read more...]
Buzzcocks, X Factor and mind-blowing illusions: What We’ve Been Watching
I still can't believe that Never Mind The Buzzcocks is into its 14th year and 24th series: I was eleven years old when it started, isn't that incredible? And despite all the various line-up changes, I've consistently loved it and it's no different now, with Noel Fielding and the ever-present Phill … [Read more...]
Film 2010, Autumnwatch and #BBCHIGNFY: What We’ve Been Watching
After years of the "one man staring a bit weirdly down the camera" format for Film WhateverYearItIs, the BBC have taken the plunge and given the review show a proper overhaul of Genius proportions (the shake-up of this show has had rather more press coverage, though, for some reason). So with … [Read more...]
Strictly, Simpsons and Lord Sugar: What We’ve Been Watching
Praise be - we've got a hashtag on our hands. Yes, my mission to get everyone calling this new column WWBW (I've forgotten quite why; ego-centricism, I'd imagine) has reached Twitter, so if you see anything on the tellybox that you think is worthy of a line or two here, just stick #WWBW onto your … [Read more...]
The Inbetweeners and Sean Lock: What We’ve Been Watching
Welcome, lords, ladies and them downstairs to a new weekly column from me, Anna Lowman, courtesy of your good friends here at Dork Adore: What We've Been Watching. Or - as it will instantly become known as word zips across the internet that such a thing of wonder exists, WWBW. Of course it would … [Read more...]
Ashes To Ashes: 5 questions the final two-parter must answer!
When Ashes To Ashes came to our screens in 2008, there was a general 'meh' reaction, with the odd 'really angry' thrown in there for good measure. Most were simply annoyed that it wasn't just like Life On Mars, while others really disliked our new hero, Alex Drake. But me, I loved it. I saw that it … [Read more...]
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