Alaska Daily review – this astonishingly basic drama would be better without Hilary Swank | Television & radio
circleWhatever happened to Hilary Swank? It’s been 20 years since she won Oscars for Boys Don’t Cry and Million Dollar Baby, but she’s been working pretty steadily since then. Name at least two recent roles and you’ll get quiz points, and a bonus if you can think of a hit. Swank’s Hollywood wild card, the […]
TV tonight: Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer go head-to-head in first televised debate | Television
Sunak v Starmer: ITV debate 9pm, ITVAhead of the general election on 4 July, Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Opposition Leader Keir Starmer will face off in the first televised debate, moderated by ITV News presenter Julie Etchingham and in front of a live audience. Both Sunak and Starmer have said they are looking forward to […]
TV tonight: a heart-wrenching drama about a gay couple’s adoption journey | Television
Lost Boys & Fairies 9pm, BBC One Adoption is a long and difficult journey for most people, and even longer and more difficult for same-sex couples where one partner is barely hiding deep trauma. Duff James’ revelatory, loosely autobiographical drama follows Zion Daniel Young’s performance artist Gabriel and his partner, accountant Andy (Fra Fee), as […]
TV tonight: zombie apocalypse meets epic love story in The Walking Dead | Television
The Walking Dead: Survivors 9pm, SkymaxAnother spinoff from the Zombie Apocalypse franchise (its sixth film) is on the way, this time set five years after the conclusion of the original series and set to be, erm, an “epic love story,” with Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira reprising their roles as Rick Grimes and Michonne Hawthorne […]
The Sympathizer review – Robert Downey Jr thunders around in prosthetics in this stylish Vietnam drama | Television
RRobert Downey Jr. really does give a Robert Downey Jr.-esque performance in The Sympathizer. He runs around in all sorts of makeup effects, exuding a freakishly intense, aggressive charm. Maybe it was because of his Robert Downey Jr.-esqueness that it took me about halfway through the second episode to realize that he wasn’t playing the […]
TV tonight: why are our roads in such a state of crisis? | Television
Dispatch: The war on British motorists 8pm, Channel 4 Potholes! The fight for low-traffic zones! Confusion over electric cars! In this issue of Dispatches, Dispatches say Britain’s roads are in crisis and it couldn’t come at a worse time for drivers. Journalist Ginny Buckley dives into the deep end to investigate these big issues, revealing […]
Insomnia review – Vicky McClure spends a lot of time looking anguished in sweat-soaked pyjamas | Television & radio
picturemma Averill (Vicki McClure) has it all. She is married with two children and is a caring and talented family lawyer. Her company’s conference room overlooks St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, but after another fulfilling and lucrative day, her BMW arrives in time for a bedtime story with her son. Then, it hurtles past the […]
TV tonight: Outlander’s Richard Rankin is the new Rebus | Television & radio
Rebus 9.25pm, BBC One Richard Rankin – Best known for his role in the period drama Outlander, he plays the younger but equally brash DS John Rivas in this reimagined version of Ian Rankin’s novel (he also serves as an executive producer). ). Rivas and his older brother, who was in the military, become involved […]
TV tonight: return of brutal Italian prison drama The King | Television
King 10:10pm, Sky Atlantic The brutal Italian prison drama is back in full force, with San Michele Prison’s “King” Bruno Testori (Luca Zingaretti) returning to direct after last season’s charges were dropped. He must now obtain information from a prisoner accused of murder, magistrate Vittorio Mancuso. Holly Richardson Andy Oliver’s Amazing Feast 8pm, BBC Two […]
Sky Sports Soccer Analyst Alessandro Costacurta Suffers Rough (Yet Hilarious) Injury While Live On Television
Damn, man … talk about a tough break. When an athlete retires and they take a gig as a television analyst, the word “injury” is the last thing that comes to mind, at least when it comes to themselves. But after this latest incident, former players might want to think again before they start doing […]