Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour review – one of them has a formidable mind, but which? | Television & radio
IIn a country where much of society is still polarized along class lines, many people have a very particular image of a smart person – and that’s roughly Stephen Fry. A large, Oxbridge-educated man with a posh accent, interested in art and opera, and able to recite passages from classical literature. Rob Linder, criminal barrister, […]
TV tonight: Sue Perkins hosts a fun new money-challenge show | Television
double your money 8pm, Channel 4The new Money Challenge show is a bit like The Apprentice, but with Sue Perkins instead of Alan Sugar, The Vault instead of the boardroom, and far more likable contestants. Each week, the pair is given an amount of money, which he must double within 36 hours, or he will […]
Inside No 9 review – nothing short of miraculous | Television & radio
EWhile the episodes of Inside No. 9 vary dramatically, they are all essentially the same. Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton tend to begin each installment of their epic comedy-horror anthology by evoking a uniquely British everyday scene. It’s small, boring, awkward, wry and funny – the gray areas of everyday life sparkle with snippets of […]
TV tonight: it’s the last ever series of hit black comedy Inside No 9 | Television
Inside number 9 10pm, BBC TwoReece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton are joined by a host of guests as the ninth and final series of the treacle black comedy anthology begins. Mark Bonner, Siobhan Finneran, Susan Wokoma and Charlie Cooper play a motley crew of passengers who are forced to take sides when their train breaks […]
Snoop Dogg Is Turning The Arizona Bowl Into Must-Watch Television With Historic Gin & Juice Sponsorship
What a glorious year it’s been for hip hop! Legendary rapper Snoop Dogg is once again expanding his empire, getting involved in the college football business (the bowl business to be exact) with an outright historic sponsorship that’s based off his 1993 hit single, “Gin & Juice” — a name that has also launched into […]
TV tonight: Boy George spills all about his life to John Wilson | Television
This Cultural Life: Boy George 11pm, BBC Four Boy George opens a book (he’s promoting his memoir) as he sits down with John Wilson and lets it all out. He talked about his close relationship with his mother, who died last year, the life-changing moment of seeing Ziggy Stardust tour at the Lewisham Odeon in […]
Clarkson’s Farm review – Jeremy’s heartbreak at Diddly Squat will make you weep | Television & radio
○h, I will be in charge of Prime Video. Imagine spending $465 million on a remake of The Lord of the Rings and having very few people actually enjoy it. That’s when it turns out that you can get the most bang for your buck if you attach a few cameras to your tractor while […]
TV tonight: Michael Palin concludes his epic trip across Nigeria | Television
michael palin nigeria 9pm, Channel 5 Palin is in the final week of her 1,300-mile journey across Nigeria, heading south to Benin City. As soon as he arrived, a local woman spoke of her strong feelings about the statue there, which reminded him of the British army’s burning of the city in 1897. Thousands of […]
Jerry Seinfeld gets brutally honest about what ruined comedy television: ‘Extreme left and PC crap’
Legendary comedian Jerry Seinfeld thinks he knows what ruined TV comedy. Seinfeld — co-creator and star of “Seinfeld,” considered one of the greatest sitcoms of all time. In an interview with the New Yorker magazine Political correctness and the “far left” have ruined comedy television. “There’s nothing that has a huge impact on comedy. People […]
The Piano review – cockle-warming TV with a major problem at its core | Television & radio
THis new series, “The Piano,” tackles obvious issues head-on. “We came together and thought we were done,” Claudia Winkleman told talent show judges Micah and Lang Lang. Because we all know by now that this pair is hiding somewhere, judging every amateur musician who comes forward on their behalf. Public pianos installed at various stations […]