Arts and Entertainment

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Dynasties, Does David Attenborough Do Enough to Save them?

David Attenborough has done it again. The BBC’s new nature documentary, Dynasties, tells the compelling and emotional stories of five endangered species and their respective families during particularly crucial moments in their lives. It is (of course) narrated by the world’s greatest living naturalist, David Attenborough, as he

Ana Friel Stars in Butterfly a Drama about Gender and Identity

Butterfly Child Ana Friel stars in Butterfly a family drama about gender and identity. Friel is an accomplished and daring actor, who continues to choose bold, exciting and sometimes controversial roles on the small screen.  In Butterfly, she plays a mother torn between holding onto her son and letting him

John Simm Thrills in Strangers

Strangers Starring John Simm Strangely, Strangers  – ITV’s big-budget autumn thriller, with a stellar cast to match that includes – John Simm, Emilia Fox, Dervla Kirwan, Katie Leung and Anthony Wong didn’t thrill me at all until the very end of episode one. How clever! But to begin, I found

Olivia Cooke Sparkles as Vanity Fair's Modern Material Girl

Thank goodness the Sunday night costume drama is back. Olivia Cooke sparkles as Vanity Fair’s modern material girl, Becky Sharp.  Olivia plays Becky with a breezy, rather charming, picaresque sense of breathless desperation, steely resourcefulness and brazen bravado, and a fashion arsenal worthy of a modern Instagram princess. Despite

Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure

Joanna Lumley’s Silk Road Adventure We do adore a good slow travel odyssey. Sit down, relax, with a glass of organic wine, or put the kettle on for tea and come with us, and Joanna Lumley, as she adventures along the fabled Silk Road… the route of kings and

Suits, Where Dreams Really Do Come True

Damn! Am I the only one who needs counselling before I can even begin to come to terms with the idea of watching Suits series eight with the gaping absence of Meghan Markle, now the Duchess of Sussex, and Patrick J Adams, as the fearless, gloriously idealistic, us against the

Phlegm, Interview at the Ventnor Fringe

Sometimes, I just stumble across the most remarkable people and a great interview! Like @phlegm_art who just happened to be perched up a crane, a modern Leonardo at work with a spray can and masonry paint one halycon summer afternoon. Phlegm originally trained as a sculptor, before he started
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