The Newsroom had a lot of potential. It is created and written by Aaron Sorkin, the man behind the multi-Emmy winning series The West Wing, and Academy Award nominated films The Social Network and Moneyball. But it has been panned by the critics, being described as ‘smug’ and...

Over the years, the general public have learnt to expect exceptional live coverage from the BBC. Its broadcasts from Wimbledon have always been nothing short of first-class, it handled the royal wedding with ease, and Proms always inspires and educates its audiences in equal measure. The...

Releasing a first album must be difficult. Releasing the second and trying to live up to the hype of the first, must be even harder. But releasing a fifth album, after a long hiatus, knowing that your ever-loyal fans cannot wait to hear it, must be quite a challenge. Yesterday, Matchbox Twenty...

I was watching a House Season 8 first look video today, which included at interview with Hugh Laurie. Beneath it were the comments such as “so weird to hear him talking in his normal voice.” By ‘him’, of course, they meant the very, very English Hugh Laurie, whose American accent was...

The BBC’s poignant and moving documentary ‘Grand Prix: The Killing Years’ was first broadcast in March this year on BBC4 and is still available on iPlayer to watch. This isn’t just a programme for F1 fans; it is a fascinating and powerful documentary that will speak to anyone with an...