Rowan Atkinson’s Man vs Bee: the most perplexing minutes I have ever spent watching TV
Therein lies the entire series: a man, vs a bee. And although it may seem impossible, there are nine episodes.
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Back in Time for Birmingham tells the story of immigration in postwar Britain
For all its banalities, the BBC’s warm-hearted recreation of the lives of previous generations of British Asians is welcome, even…
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James Graham’s Sherwood: a rich and gripping crime drama
A stunning cast and precise sense of place elevate this BBC series set in a Nottinghamshire village haunted by the…
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Roddy Doyle: The Wire was not about thrills but humanity
The Irish novelist on David Simon’s landmark TV drama, republished for the show’s 20th anniversary.
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What’s the point of a poet laureate?
A Poet for Elizabeth on Radio 4 looks back at the seven poets who have taken the role during the…
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Sky’s new adaptation of The Midwich Cuckoos is more psy-fi than sci-fi
I feel a bit possessive of John Wyndham and his 1957 novel – and this series has some work to…
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Pistol reveals the major problem with rock biopics
In Danny Boyle’s adaptation of the Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones’s memoir, the cast cannot make convincing rock stars.
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Grayson’s Art Club Jubilee special: a terrifying extravaganza for the bunting obsessed
If television is, as I believe it to be, a barometer of national cultural health, this country is getting madder…
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