A Foreign Field DVD Review
By Will Barber Taylor Originally broadcast on BBC One in 1993, A Foreign Field tells the story of two World War Two veterans who return to the battle fields where […]
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The Grass Arena DVD Review
By Will Barber Taylor Award-winning BBC adaptation based on the bestselling autobiography by John Healy John Healy’s powerful true story of his life and addiction became a bestselling autobiography. It […]
The Mad Death DVD Review
By Will Barber Taylor Based on the novel by Nigel Slater and first broadcast on BBC One in 1983, The Mad Death is a frightening thriller about a modern plague […]
Longford DVD Review
By Will Barber Taylor The Golden Globe and BAFTA-winning biopic of Lord Longford and his relationship with Moors Murderer Myra Hindley. First broadcast on Channel Four in 2006. Written by […]
Lynda La Plante’s Comics DVD Review
By Will Barber Taylor Johnny Lazar (Guinee), a talented but deeply troubled stand-up comedian, blows what should have been his big break on a top US show. He is sent […]
Real Women Series One and Two DVD Review
By Will Barber Taylor Starring some of Britain’s best acting talent, including Gwyneth Strong (Only Fools and Horses), Pauline Quirke (Emmerdale), Frances Barber (Pygmalion), BAFTA-nominee Lesley Manville (Another Year) and […]
Betjeman: The Collection DVD
By Will Barber Taylor Sir John Betjeman was one of British television’s most loved personalities. He was a prolific writer, poet, broadcaster, and active architectural campaigner and conservationist. Britain’s former […]
The Vietnam War DVD Review
By Will Barber Taylor In an immersive narrative Ken Burns and Lynn Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never been told on film. The […]
BBC Charles Dickens Classics – Dombey and Son (1969) Review
By Will Barber Taylor Dombey and Son is the original and earliest BBC adaptation of Dickens’ timeless tale of a father’s blinkered pride, public downfall and emotional rescue. The third […]
BBC Charles Dickens Classics – Our Mutual Friend (1958) Review
By Will Barber Taylor Our Mutual Friend is the original and earliest BBC adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic satirical novel of love, loss and greed, and has been largely […]
The Consulting Detective 