Luke and Matt count down their individual Top 10 shows of the year. Plus, there's a BoxMaster of The Year and we look at the Top 10's of our site contributors. Listen to "# 324: Our Top 10 Shows of 2021" on Spreaker ..read more

 The three-part serial A Very British Scandal is the best of the 2021 Christmas dramas and has enough temperature to break through the cold on a frosty winter’s night. However, don’t expect any festive cheer here as seasoned screenwriter Sarah Phelps puts a hard lens to 1950’s sexuality and gender politics resulting in three high tension episodes that have enough explosive moments and emotional twists to rival any other romance drama that has hit our screens in recent years. The miniseries is a dramatization of the highly prolific 1963 Argyll vs. Argyll case that judge ..read more

  Matt is joined by site contributors Sarah Kennedy and Will Barber-Taylor to review BBC One dramas, The Girl Before, Around the World in 80 Days and A Very British Scandal. As well as BBC Two’s The Mezzotint. Listen to "# 323: A Very British Scandal, Around the World in 80 Days, The Girl Before" on Spreaker ..read more

For our BUMPER Christmas special, we're joined by special guests. Site contributor Sophie Davies joins us to relive the 1996 festive episode of Top Of The Pops (hosted by the Spice Girls) Dawn Glen from the TV Ship Yard Podcast to watch the dinnerladies Christmas Special which aired in 1999 the boys from The Walford Weekly Podcast join us to discuss the importance of soaps at Christmas and how they can stay relevant in a world of disparate viewing. We also welcome back to the podcast Gary and Sarah for a festive edition of BoxMaster. Listen to "# 322: Our BUMPER Christmas Special." on Sprea ..read more

This without question my favourite post of the year. It's another chance to celebrate the best television had to offer. 2021 was another strong year. Standouts It's a Sin, Mare of Easttown, Only Murders in the Building and the long-awaited third season of Succession. Enjoy! The Great (January 2021. Channel 4) Kicking off the New Year in style was Tony McNamara's 'occasional true story' based on the life of Catherine the Great. Starting with the depiction of Catherine's marriage to Peter of Russia, The Great showed her gradually plotting against her new husband, leading up to her coup a ..read more

As this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing reaches its final stages, Matt Donnelly looks at what makes the show special and how it has stayed relevant where other shows have long since fallen out of favour with the British public. September means many things to different people. For children, it means the holidays are over and it's time to go back to school. It also represents the nights drawing in and the inevitable arrival of winter. However, for millions of us every year it signals the return of one of TV's most joyous creations; Strictly Come Dancing. For nineteen series, BBC One's s ..read more

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