I knew this would probably annoy me and I was right. All the sophistication of a cowboy movie where the baddies wear black hats. Seriously, is this the best enviro-disaster thing that the BBC can come up with? Yawn fest. I honestly wouldn't have lasted...

This series fails on 2 counts: celebrity is a very loosely coined term and the standard of cooking is very low. I enjoy the usual Masterchef as although repetitive, the cooking and dishes are usually good. This series so far has been very...

Dear BBC, WTF! Yours sincerely, Astonished of Burntwood.

(BBC2) : Eating and exploring the food and history of various eras with Giles Coren and the wonderful Sue Perkins. Our heros live the life for a week. Huge amounts of protein, sugar, and spices in Elizabethan times. 5 diners served enough meat for 30...

What a rip-roaring start to the new series. Wow! Utterly non-PC, tons of fun. lots of fabulous cars, silliness and did I mention cars? Something for young and old to enjoy apart from the Sunday Night Project dicks. The boys are back in town and this...

Whew, after a couple of ropey episodes, we are back to ultra-high-quality Doctor material. It's this kind of "big" story that always gets me going. Next week will be huge! This is all about choices and consequences. The Doctor and Donna are in a...

What are the dishes and food that you remember from your childhood? As the eldest of 7 children, with only 10 years between me and the youngest, I recall there always being a mad rush around mealtimes when we were younger. The main meals I remember...

google_ad_section_start “Son of Rambow” is a British comedy/drama written and directed by Garth Jennings, the man behind the underappreciated The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (2005) . The plot : Summer of 1982 (we know that...

I confess I had been disappointed with thefirst regional final last week of thisTV series. None of thedishes greatly appealed to me and some in fact did the opposite. Butthis week its the turn of Angela Hartnett and Stephen Terry to compete in...

Wow, they pulled it off, absolute highlight of the season. Utterly riveting, feelings of sadness, empathy and loss. Why can't they deliver at this level all the time. But no cliffhanger? Captain John's first appearance in the show was silly, high camp...