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The best show on BBC Earth right now (after Ben Fogle's long-running series): comedian Bill Bailey's Australian Adventure. Gives a unique, funny perspective on Western Australia, its history and the present, with a focus on quirky people. Excellently researched too. Lots of intriguing stuff we didn't know. Airs Fridays at 20h00, with repeats in between.
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05 May 2025 12:14
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The premiere of Netflix sci-fi Black Mirror 7 - titled Common People - gets our vote as the Best Episode of the Series, alongside Nosedive from Season 3 - the eps where everyone rated each other on an app in a society ruled by judgement and discrimination. Common People elicits the same feeling: terror at what our world's going to be if things keep going the way they are. "You have to upgrade to Rivermind Plus if you want to stay alive."
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24 Apr 2025 17:10
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A plea to BBC Lifestyle or our locals channels: PLEASE produce The Great South African Sewing Bee. A local version would be brilliant, we just know it. There are so many diverse sewers in South Africa, from all walks of life. Just go into our fabric shops and you'll see. We feel this during every season of The Great British Sewing Bee and felt militant about it while watching Monday's Season 9 premiere on BBC Lifestyle.
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15 Apr 2025 11:52
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Our fave channel of the five channels being added to Compact from 1 April: Curiosity. Crammed with knowledge and stuff you didn't know. We used to cover it in TVSA's New on TV Today but can't anymore unfortunately - DStv and the channel have stopped providing info on the new shows starting on it.
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18 Mar 2025 13:28
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Apple TV+ series The New Look delivers a unique, deeply moving account of World War II by telling the story of French fashion designers in occupied France. Christian Dior, Coco Chanel, Cristóbal Balenciaga. Reveals heart-wrenching, shocking and complicated details we didn't know. Sales of Miss Dior perfume must be on the rise!
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24 Apr 2024 16:11
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Speaking of Claire Danes... (see News Short below) - let's hope her new show is better than Full Circle. Aired on M-Net last year and what a joke - couldn't make it past 35-minutes, despite the cast that includes Timothy Olyphant and Dennis Quaid. Bad script, contrived plot, unconvincing acting.
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09 Apr 2024 17:12
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Murder mystery Poker Face redefines the concept of a procedural by using style, structure, language and theatricality in an excellent Season 1. The good news: there's going to be a Season 2. Premiere date still loading.
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04 Apr 2024 15:09
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Grow.Cook.Eat. just ended on The Home Channel and we want more. Even better would be a South African version with guidance and delicious ideas on how to grow your own food.
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21 Feb 2024 11:23
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And the award for Best Festive Season Advertising Voiceover goes to..."S'UHmeone's in a Makro mooood."
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21 Dec 2023 19:32
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Latest Pam Golding TV ad is full of big stuff marketing speak that makes no sense. Features an estate agent with a voiceover saying: "At Pam Golding we understand that the most valuable properties are those that can't be bought or sold." WTF? The entire real estate business is based on buying and selling properties! Maybe they're giving them away for free. >>
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04 Dec 2023 13:22
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First reviews of the Game of Thrones Season 5 premiere. (Includes two clips from the episode.)
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19 Mar 2015 14:44
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A review of the new series iZombie. (By the creators of Veronica Mars.)
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19 Mar 2015 14:42
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Dr. Phil's Nick Gordon intervention described as despicable, exploitative television.
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12 Mar 2015 18:57
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Is Arrow a Batman rip-off? This reviewer thinks it is.
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02 Mar 2015 15:14
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A review of iZombie - the new Veronica-Mars-turned-zombie series, by the creator of Veronica Mars.
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12 Jan 2015 17:05
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A review of Discovery Channel's controversial Eaten Alive documentary in which a man was "eaten alive".
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02 Jan 2015 18:41
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Enough of the criticism of the Dexter finale! Even Michael C. Hall (Dexter himself) didn't watch it. We don't understand why. We loved it.
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26 May 2014 01:11
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Lindsay Lohan's new reality show described as the "The most stressful thing on TV." There's no sign of it on TLC on DStv unfortunately.
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10 Mar 2014 15:41
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Early review of Steven Spielberg's Falling Skies (starting in a couple of weeks on TopTV) - and it's all good. We welcome our new alien overlords.
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13 Jun 2011 03:20
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Game of Thrones: what the critics think (and it's all good).
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19 Apr 2011 01:53
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Prince William and Kate Middleton movie described as "toe-curlingly, teeth-furringly, pillow-bitingly ghastly".
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18 Apr 2011 02:22
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HBO's new fantasy epic Game of Thrones "has all the elements that lure viewers to shows like The Sopranos."
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04 Apr 2011 01:44
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The Borgias: surprisingly good acting and more breasts and backsides than anyone could count.
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29 Mar 2011 02:52
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The first mainstream reviews of Google TV have criticised usability and content.
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18 Nov 2010 23:07
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Martin Scorsese's Boardwalk Empire receives universal acclaim from critics with a score of 90 on Metacritic. Links to all 24 reviews.
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20 Sep 2010 02:09
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HBO's Boardwalk Empire is a winner, says The Hollywood Reporter: "The scale of the spectacle on display in the pilot sets a new benchmark for the medium."
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15 Sep 2010 04:30
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Sex and the City 2: "Overlong sequel scores some choice, politically incorrect laughs." - Hollywood Reporter
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25 May 2010 03:33
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Review of new V: "Clever enough for a cult following and accessible enough to reach a broad demo". - Hollywood Reporter
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02 Nov 2009 05:05
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Review of new V: "V seems like a solid adaptation. But it doesn't have the mysterious spark it needs to make it compulsory viewing". - Chicago Sun-Times
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02 Nov 2009 05:05
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NCIS: Los Angeles is little more than an updated version of The A-Team, with more high-tech gadgetry and fewer explosions. Review by The Hollywood Reporter.
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23 Sep 2009 05:36
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Melrose Place remake divides TV critics.
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09 Sep 2009 05:42
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Melrose Place: "Innocence lost is always fun to watch, especially when it's this good-looking." (Chicago Sun-Times).
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08 Sep 2009 05:43
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Melrose Place: "New Melrose Place measures up". (Newsday)
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08 Sep 2009 05:43
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Review of Nurse Jackie by The Hollywood Reporter: "Both show and character are something wonderful to behold".
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10 Jun 2009 05:35
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Review of Nurse Jackie by The New York Times: "Nurse Jackie is not as seditious as it seeks to be, but when it stops trying too hard it's an enjoyable drama".
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10 Jun 2009 05:34
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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Be ready to be beguiled." (USA Today)
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27 Mar 2009 05:38
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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Part of the appeal for many might be the fanciful sweetness." (San Francisco Chronicle)
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27 Mar 2009 05:37
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HBO'S House of Saddam: "Crackles with palace intrigue, family rivalries and the unpredictability of an amoral strongman with an unquenchable thirst for power."
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04 Dec 2008 05:10
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Zap2It: "Ultimately, 24: Redemption might smooth a few rough gaps between the sixth and seventh seasons, but it doesn't feel essential."
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25 Nov 2008 04:53
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New series Crash, based on the movie: "It's unclear what the show aims to be other than chaotic and boorish. On those counts, sadly, it succeeds brilliantly."
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16 Oct 2008 22:39
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Little Britain USA: "Rude humor and outrageous characters combine to make delightful comedy." - The Hollywood Reporter
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25 Sep 2008 22:09
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Knight Rider premiere: "If your memories of the original show are still fond, there's no need to sully them by watching the update." - Zap2It
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24 Sep 2008 19:23
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Glossy thriller Fringe has heart, humour - Hollywood Reporter.
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09 Sep 2008 23:08
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Fringe: "We see some of the finest writing on television so far this season." - SyFy Portal
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09 Sep 2008 23:07
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Review: 90210 echoes the original show in tone and format but will have to prove itself to be something more than just another CW show with attractive people.
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04 Sep 2008 00:08
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Review: 90210 echoes the original show in tone and format but will have to prove itself to be something more than just another CW show with attractive people.
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04 Sep 2008 00:08
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Review of FX drama Sons of Anarchy: "The ambition and first-rate acting are impossible to miss... Disturbing and graphic and almost casually sadistic".
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02 Sep 2008 22:28
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Review of FX drama Sons of Anarchy: "The ambition and first-rate acting are impossible to miss... Disturbing and graphic and almost casually sadistic".
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02 Sep 2008 22:28
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A new BBC drama of the life of Saddam Hussein which portrays the late Iraqi leader as a brutish mafia boss received rave reviews on Thursday.
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01 Aug 2008 00:01
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A new BBC drama of the life of Saddam Hussein which portrays the late Iraqi leader as a brutish mafia boss received rave reviews on Thursday.
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01 Aug 2008 00:01
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