Reviews

TV Review: Am I Being Unreasonable, Episode 2, BBC One
Some people have been devouring the entire boxed set of this new Daisy May Cooper series since the first episode went out, but I enjoyed the first episode last week so much I want to make it last as... more
TV Review: Taskmaster Series 14, Episode 2, C4
There is usually one household name in the Taskmaster line-up but this fourteenth, yes, fourteenth, series has really pulled out the big guns, with two genuine TV stars. There is Sarah Millican and... more
TV: Ghosts, Series 4, Episode 2, Speak As Ye Choose
For a series featuring a lot of historical characters Ghosts doesn't half have a lot of topical references. Particularly this week. I'd barely settled down to watch it when there was a discussion... more
TV: Ghosts, Series 4, BBC One
Slightly awkward exchange early on in the first episode of the fourth series of Ghosts. The spooky residents of Button Hall are boasting about famous people they've met in the past and while most of... more
TV: Am I Being Unreasonable? BBC One
Preview links for upcoming TV programmes often ping in with requests not to reveal spoilers these days but Am I Being Unreasonable? must break some kind of record. Previewers are requested not to... more
Review: Kim Noble, Lullaby For Scavengers, Soho Theatre
They say every picture tells a story but the picture here doesn't really say much about Kim Noble's new show Lullaby For Scavengers. Maybe you get a sense of the performer's isolation and alienation... more
TV: Cunk On Earth, BBC Two
In this deeply profound and important mockumentary series from Charlie Brooker, Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan) tells the entire story of Human Civilisation from prehistoric times to the present day,... more
TV: Stuck, BBC Two
When I saw Dylan Moran at the Apollo in London recently it was clear that despite rarely appearing on TV these days he still had a massive devoted following. Thanks, I'm guessing, to the enduring... more
 Review: Late Night Mash, Dave
Late Night Mash did not make a big deal about Rachel Parris taking over from Nish Kumar as host in the new series. There was a lovely gag about comparing Parris to Liz Truss and taking another job... more
Edinburgh Fringe Review:Shelf. Hair, Pleasance Courtyard
I thought I'd filed my last Edinburgh Fringe review for 2022 but then earlier today I saw a story about a statue of Bobby Ball being unveiled. Which reminded me about double act Shelf. If the world... more
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