Monthly Archives: June 2013

Unreliable Roomers

Frankly, I’m flummoxed by the scheduling of the new series of Ch4’s Four Rooms. The third series began airing on the 29th of April, in an intermittent afternoon slot, which was frequently pre-empted by horse-racing and other such tedious crap. … Continue reading

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Tara-fying

[Contains grave-spooning SPOILERS!] In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of sexy, goth-y vampires with wonky accents… so thank goodness for the fifth season of True Blood! Actually, it seems slightly silly to talk about this show … Continue reading

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The FBI’s Most Unwanted (Supplementary)

[Contains scene-stealing SPOILERS!!!] Besides the eminent Gillian Anderson, there were plenty noteworthy actresses playing supporting roles in the first season of The X-Files: Claire Stansfield appeared as the eponymous ‘Jersey Devil’ in ep #1.4… mostly naked except for some mud … Continue reading

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The FBI’s Most Unwanted

I wasn’t actively searching for boxsets of The X-Files, but when I saw the first season on sale for four pounds in a charity shop, I couldn’t resist it. According to the handy booklet that comes with these discs, the … Continue reading

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Parks & Segregation

The fifth series of CBBC’s multi-award-winning Horrible Histories kicked off on Monday, with another helping of hilarious historical sketches… the standout being a toe-tapping (and surprisingly moving) Motown number telling the story of Rosa Parks, and the American Civil Rights … Continue reading

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