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Britain’s Got Talent 2014

A disappointing year for Britain’s Got Talent. Maybe all the talent has dried up. In other years there have been one or two clear favourites and though this year Simon Cowell was happy to crow about how this was the … Continue reading

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Who Dares Wins, 15 March 2014

So I thought it was over a few weeks ago, but then suddenly another episode appeared – because The Voice was not taking up the whole Saturday evening. Anyway, more lists, more games, less interesting than it used to be. … Continue reading

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Line of Duty, Series 2, Episode 6

Strangely unsatisfying ending, but also satisfying as it was the only ending that could work and make sense. So Lindsay Denton was, to an extent, unwillingly and unwittingly involved in the conspiracy to kill Tommy, the super witness. She knew, … Continue reading

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Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle

The best comedy on British tv on at the moment. That is all! Saturday nights on BBC2; the latest three episodes are still on iplayer, and there are three more to go.

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Line of Duty, Series 2, Episode 5

There’s only one episode left and it’s not clear how they’re going to wrap everything up in just one hour. So with all the signs pointing towards DCC Dryden (Mark Bonnar) as the main conspirator until the last 10 minutes, … Continue reading

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Line of Duty, Series 2, Episode 4

This series of Line of Duty is getting critical acclaim everywhere – with everyone saying that Keeley Hawes is a shoo-in for Baftas etc. Well, yes, but let’s see how it all ends before we anoint her – a terrible … Continue reading

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Line of Duty, Series 2, Episode 3

The second series of Line of Duty is linking up explicitly now with the first series as ‘Dot’ Cottan returns and we find out that the witness who was the focus of the ambush in the first episode was ‘Tommy’ … Continue reading

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Who Dares Wins (22 February 2014)

Last episode of Nick Knowles’ presented quiz show, Who Dares Wins, for this series. It’s a fairly cheap and popular format so I expect it will be back again on rotation before long although I do think they’re running out … Continue reading

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Who Dares Wins (15 February 2014)

15 February 2014 1. Lord of the Rings Characters Any of the 58 named characters with individual entries on the Tolkien website’s ‘who’s who’. The Champions bid 10, a low winning and easily won bid, as the Challengers were not … Continue reading

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Who Dares Wins (8 February 2014)

Apparently the week before with a 52 list (words in Bohemian Rhapsody) was the longest list every played on Who Dares Wins. This week’s episode had some more interesting lists and contests – you need teams who are going to … Continue reading

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