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From Downton to Belgravia: a guide to the posh programmes of Julian Fellowes
Blustering aristos, parasols, cutlery-based infractions – here’s how to distinguish between his indistinguishable shows

Sarah Dempster

21, Apr, 2020 @8:00 AM

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Frozen gateaux! Intestinal tracts! How well do you know Midsomer Murders?
From shady goings on in condiments factories, to dangerous liaisons on a croquet lawn, test your knowledge of the drama

Sarah Dempster

28, May, 2018 @9:00 AM

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Channel flopping: a tour of TV's worst genres
From cosy countryside killings to lazy lad-chat cookery, it’s time to take a stand against telly’s repeat offenders

Sarah Dempster

28, Nov, 2017 @9:00 AM

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Fans of Casualty and Holby City: let’s play hospital-drama bingo!
From tragic misdiagnoses to deathbed insights, here are ten things to expect from a medical show

Sarah Dempster

24, Oct, 2017 @8:00 AM

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From Jim Davidson to Brucie: gameshow hosts rated and slated
As Len Goodman and Noel Edmonds are currently proving with Partners in Rhyme and Cheap Cheap Cheap, it’s exceptionally hard to be a good gameshow host. Here are some of the best – and worst – quizmasters

Sarah Dempster

12, Sep, 2017 @8:00 AM

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Let's play female cop-show bingo!
From glugging wine in empty kitchens to huffing and puffing after shifty-looking young men, get ready to tick off the tropes

Sarah Dempster

18, Jul, 2017 @8:00 AM

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Trustafarians and tedium: the most yawn-inducing reality TV shows ever
From Big Brother 4 to Castaway 2000, these are the public-participation programmes that even Dermot O’Leary couldn’t save

Sarah Dempster

11, Jul, 2017 @8:00 AM

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Hardcore history: the best of TV's sexed-up period dramas
Shows such as Poldark and Versailles have become suffused with corset-busting, britches-straining rompery. Disgraceful! Here are five more series to watch

Sarah Dempster

06, Jun, 2017 @8:00 AM

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None more paperback: the best sex, drugs and rock’n’roll memoirs
As Skid Row’s Sebastian Bach publishes a tell-all autobiography, we survey some other notable efforts from the metal memoir genre

Sarah Dempster

13, Dec, 2016 @9:00 AM

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'I love you, Kate Middleton!': the worst TV movies about the royal family
Netflix’s new series The Crown is yet another TV drama depicting the merry lives of Windsors. Thankfully it’s not as bad as this right royal rabble…

Sarah Dempster

01, Nov, 2016 @11:00 AM

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Sue Johnston leaves Coronation Street in fine shape – the month in soaps

Sarah Dempster bids adieu to Gloria in Corrie, withstands a hairy muffin in Emmerdale, and doubts the veracity of Ian Beale's good intentions in EastEnders

Sarah Dempster

22, Feb, 2014 @6:01 AM

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It's big budget TV, but there's very little Under The Dome

Sarah Dempster: Baffled protagonists, daft plotting and mahogany dialogue abound in Channel 5's new American import, but a little bit of stupidity isn't always a bad thing

Sarah Dempster

17, Aug, 2013 @5:00 AM

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