It seems that no sooner has a new series of Endeavour begun than it’s already at its end, but what an end it is. ‘Degüello’ (a bugle call indicating that no quarter will be given, hinting at a big threat) is a very busy episode, that delivers on two series...
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Critically-maligned but loved by audiences, Death in Paradise is a ray of sunshine in the January/February schedule. The show has just finished its eighth series, but what better time to look back at the run, its ups and downs, and ask where the show can go next? Some spoilers will...
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We’re nearing the finale of this sixth season of Endeavour, and it feels like we’ve covered a lot of ground in comparatively little time. ‘Confection’ is a good episode, offering a solid murder mystery (if not the show’s strongest), but it really succeeds in driving forward the emotional aspects of...
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No sooner had the media been roundly chastised for buying into one fake news story (that of the Covington High School kids) than it immediately began promoting another – the supposedly hate crime against Empire actor Jussie Smollett. And, in this case, we have a striking example of the incredibly iffy relationship between journalists and fake news – how did it possibly become such a major news story, and how are the media reacting now it has been proven to be a lie?
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Thepchaiya Un-Nooh has won the 2019 Snooker Shot Out, beating Michael Holt 74-0 in the final. It was the Thai player’s first ranking title, and he made tournament history on route to the victory, making a 139 break in the semi-final – the highest in the history of the Shoot...
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The thing about Endeavour is, even in its comparatively weaker episodes, you’re always guaranteed an extremely well-acted and well-written piece of television. But I don’t know if it has ever been as good as ‘Apollo’ – this is a fantastic episode in which everything just works perfectly. On the eve...
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What is this season’s hottest fashion trend? Well, if you follow the news, it would appear that blackface is back – Gucci, Prada and a Katy Perry fashion collection have all recently been forced to recall products evoking blackface after a large social media backlash. Despite statements stating that it...
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Endeavour is back for its sixth series and, from the off, it’s darker than we’ve seen before. ‘Pylon’ finds our lead characters struggling with events of the past, as their paths cross to investigate a tragic death, in what proves a typically compelling episode of the show. It’s 1969, six...
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Horse racing has hit the news this month after its biggest health and financial crisis in 18 years, after the industry closed down after an outbreak of equine flu. The sport’s regulatory authority, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), announced a shutdown of racing fixtures and a lockdown of racing stables...
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Who doesn’t love a good laugh? According to a number of top comedians, it’s young people. Chris Rock said in an interview that he no longer hosts comedy gigs at universities because the students are far too eager “not to offend anybody” and “you can’t even be offensive on your...
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Did you know that the octopus only has a life expectancy of a couple of years? Or that their arms can explore independently of their central brain? I learned these facts while reading the programme for the Belgrade Theatre’s latest comedy, Octopus Soup!, preparing for a night of comedy. Does...
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I recently had the opportunity to watch Vice. The film, starring Christian Bale as former US Vice-President ‘Dick Cheney’, recounts key events in the politician’s life that led to his assumption of power. Now, as you may expect, the politics of the film are particularly obvious – director, Adam McKay,...
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