This year the BBC turns 100. Fundamental to Britain and funded by licence fee payers, the BBC has garnered a worldwide reputation for quality. For this special post highlighting the highlights of the corporation's massive contribution to television, I've decided to...
Welcome to the latest Matt on the Box in which we look back at the TV highlights from the last week or so. First up is the return of Idris Elba's bonkers cop drama Luther; a show that I'm personally a big fan of. The show's return is supposedly due to the fact...
It's that time of year again, here's our look at the best shows of 2015! Last Tango in Halifax (December 2014 - February 2015, BBC1) A fixture on our best of the year list since it began in 2012, Last Tango in Halifax proved once again to be one of the best dramas on...
A few weeks ago I found myself in a small screening room in London with two people chatting behind me after the film had begun. Normally this sort of thing would bother me but as the two people were Victoria Wood and Michael Ball I thought I'd let it go. The screening...
So we've done it! We've reached the end of the year. 2014 wasn't as packed as last year, but when it was good, it was very good indeed. Sherlock - Series 3 (January 2014, BBC1) 2014 began with one of the most anticipated returns in a long time when we all sat round to...
In a recent interview, writer, director and star Mackenzie Crook said he doesn't like his comedy The Detectorists being described as gentle. That's a bit of shame really as that's how I was going to start this piece. This six-part little gem is a gentle, warm comedy...
Detectorists, which only finished its run on BBC Four last week, has already been recommissioned for a second series due to air in 2015. Written and directed by Mackenzie Crook; Detectorists also saw him star as Andy who, along with Toby Jones' Lance were best friends...
On the most recent podcast we discuss new BBC2 documentary The Kitchen, the final of the Great British Bake Off and Grantchester.
Hello friends, welcome once again to a look back at the week's TV in which the battle lines were once again drawn between BBC One and ITV's two Saturday night entertainment Goliaths. In the glittery corner we had Strictly Come Dancing; which returned properly on...
Hi guys and welcome to another look back at a fairly uneventful week in TV. We start off with another single drama for Sunday nights but luckily this one is set in the modern day and doesn't feature any crime-solving. Instead Our Girl starred Lacey Turner as Molly...
On a Podcast that's minus Gary Matt and I discuss the odd tone of BBC1's Mayday, BBC3's The Crash and catch up all the latest TV News.
They say don’t they whoever they happen to be that you should never judge a book by the cover. it’s the same with TV series except we change the well known phrase to you should never judge a TV series by its timeslot, cast and god awful premise. As a TV reviewer I...