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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Human Planet and How TV Ruined Your Life: What We’ve Been Watching
It's taken me a while to get around to mentioning the BBC's latest flagship nature (anthropological?) documentary Human Planet, but it deserves its place in the revered WWBW archives. It's fascinating, beautiful to look at, and the sort of programme that makes you think, ok, mankind can be … [Read more...]
Eric & Ernie and The Magicians: What We’ve Been Watching
Sometimes, telly gives you something that you suspect was made just for you, and I reckon this was the case with BBC Two's 90-minute biopic, Eric and Ernie. Well, research into demographics is very thorough these days, and I don't exactly hide my televisual preferences under a bushel, so... yes, Big … [Read more...]
Upstairs Downstairs, Doctor Who, The Royle Family: What We’ve Been Watching
I have to admit that I was profoundly underwhelmed by the prospect of Christmas telly this year. The big shows seemed to be The One Ronnie and Lucas and Walliams's new show Come Fly With Me, and that really didn't fill me with excitement. Luckily, as it turns out there have already been one or two … [Read more...]
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