The Bagley Boys review
Sam Savelli reviews the pilot episode of The Bagley Boys, a First World War drama which has been created and produced by Warwick’s Dr Mike Tildesley.
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The impact that hateful football chants can have on children
I’m not really that much of a football fan, at least not anymore, but I do still occasionally watch my home team, Norwich City. In particular, I usually go to what is my own personal ‘family derby’, which is Norwich City (the team of myself, my brother and my cousin)...
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Why should 9am lectures be changed just for you?
The possibility of moving back the start time of secondary schools to 10am was recently discussed in parliament after a petition on the subject gained almost 200,000 supporters. The arguments put forward by schoolchildren and parents generally pivot on the idea that teenagers can’t work as well in the morning...
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Why everyone should embrace the spirit of Lent
Sam Savelli shares why he thinks you should consider partaking in Lent this year even if they aren't religious.
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Diversity and religion on TV
Sam Savelli looks at the ways in which religious characters are (or aren't) depicted in TV shows such as 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' and 'Fresh Meat'
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The Warwick Professor behind a new First World War television pilot
Warwick's Dr Mike Tildesley has co-written and produced 'The Bagley Boys', a TV pilot set in the First World War and a production which has several links to the University of Warwick. Sam Savelli interviews him for the Boar TV
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Bandersnatch may be interactive, but it’s not that entertaining
Sam Savelli review's Bandersnatch, Netflix's interactive episode of 'Black Mirror' which is alleged to be a revolutionary new viewing experience.
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Doctor Who – Resolution
Sam Savelli and Rory McNeill review the Doctor Who New Year's special 'Resolution' in which the Thirteenth Doctor comes face to face with a Dalek for the first time...
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Doctor Who series 11 review
As Series 11 of Doctor Who comes to end, our writers look back at the ten episodes and give their thoughts on the series as a whole.
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It’s time to stop revering the John Lewis Christmas advert
'I don’t think I’ve seen anything more sickeningly self-indulgent than this year’s Christmas advert from Waitrose' Sam Savelli offers his strong criticism about the John Lewis Christmas advert and the commercialisation of the season:
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Doctor Who – The Witchfinders
Sam Savelli continues our Doctor Who review blog for another adventure in the past - although this time to a period that is a lot more within the show’s normal realm: we’re back in England for witch trials and King James I with 'The Witchfinders'...
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Doctor Who – Kerblam!
Our Doctor Who series blog continues as Sam Savelli reviews Kerblam! With exploding bubble wrap and an intergalactic Amazon, was this episode a traditional slice of Doctor Who?
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‘The Good Place’ has lost the plot
In its third season, 'The Good Place' seems to have lost all the charm that it once had. Sam Savelli explains why in this mid-season review...
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