Fans of Horrible Histories and fans of things that are actually quite good to watch on a Sunday, rejoice! The six main players from Horrible Histories have combined forces and unleashed a show called Yonderland for Sky 1- and blimey, is it ever weird... but incredibly watchable. … [Read more...]
Earthflight, Great Expectations and the Horrible Histories Prom: What We’ve Been Watching
These last couple of weeks have been a real treat, telly-wise. Nick has already taken us through the first episode of Sherlock 2.0 (here), so let's now celebrate a few other gems: BBC One's latest flagship nature programme, Earthflight, the excellent adaptation of Dickens's Great Expectations, and … [Read more...]
Horrible Histories and King Of…: What We’ve Been Watching
When Horrible Histories beat the truly excellent third series of Armstrong and Miller to the Best Sketch Show gong at the Comedy Awards last year, I was a bit miffed. Surely people were just being nice because it happened to be a bit better than your average kids' show? Nope. Turns out it's just … [Read more...]