Category Archives: TV
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5 reasons why Tarantino is the new Kubrick – and 1 why he isn’t.
1February 15, 2013 by James Calbraith
I’ve recently come to terms with the idea that Quentin Tarantino is the only possible heir to Stanley Kubrick’s crown …
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New BBC2 trailer
7December 27, 2012 by James Calbraith
For Christmas, BBC2 unveiled their new trailer. It’s got Peter Capaldi on voiceover. They’re really exploiting the guy this year …
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The end of the world, and how we survived it.
2December 23, 2012 by James Calbraith
I lived through the 80′s on the “wrong” side of the Iron Curtain. Like the West, we always knew the …
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1994, M6 on the cable, all’s right with the world.
2November 22, 2012 by James Calbraith
A friend’s post on Google+ today worked on me like a Proust’s madeleine, throwing me out on a YouTube journey in …
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The Engines of Democracy: British political satire
Leave a commentOctober 28, 2012 by James Calbraith
So, after four fantastic series, the glorious “Thick of It” has ended yesterday, with a bang, a whimper, and a …
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Parade’s End’s End.
2September 23, 2012 by James Calbraith
So, Parade’s End has now ended. I have a love-hate relationship with BBC: love it for all it does, hate it …
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Asylum of the Daleks – 5 questions, 1 observation
5September 2, 2012 by James Calbraith
I’m too old for this shit. I’m an old school Whovian. “My” Doctor was Pertwee, closely followed by Baker (even …
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The movie premiere of the year
Leave a commentAugust 15, 2012 by James Calbraith
This is going to rock in SO MANY WAYS.
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Delia Ann Derbyshire – A Tribute
Leave a commentAugust 3, 2012 by James Calbraith
Eleven years and a month ago, Delia Ann Derbyshire died at the age of 64 Delia Ann Derbyshire started out …
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Who killed all the Daleks?
Leave a commentAugust 2, 2012 by James Calbraith
Well this looks… strange.
