Category: Television

Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 13 July 2025

“Apparently, the term ‘banana republic’ was coined by the writer O. Henry in the early 1900s to describe a fictitious country loosely based on Honduras. I wonder if, in his wildest imaginings, Henry could have conceived of a real country in which an elite army unit is accused of abduction and murder – days before… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 13 July 2025

Helen Mirren, Tom Hardy & Pierce Brosnan and Two Other Reasons to Watch MobLand

If Mirren, Hardy & Brosnan as stars of a London family gangster series dreamed up by Day of the Jackal creator Ronan Bennett aren’t enough reasons to get you to watch MobLand (on M-Net from 10 July at 9pm), why do you even watch TV? The Harrigans are an Irish, London-based crime family who find… Continue reading Helen Mirren, Tom Hardy & Pierce Brosnan and Two Other Reasons to Watch MobLand

Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 6 July 2025

“I’ve changed. Once a journalist who covered violent rebellion in the DRC and the Second Gulf War, I now regularly cry in the final of MasterChef. And for that, I lay the blame squarely on my children. Since becoming a dad, I’ve morphed from emotionless hack to emotional wreck, a shadow of my windswept, dust-smeared… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 6 July 2025

Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 29 June 2025

“The producer of Sunday night’s story on Centurion’s sinkholes described it as being like a slice of pizza. The tomato and cheese represent areas at high risk of developing massive sinkholes, while the sprinkling of green herbs are the safe areas. It’s a frightening prospect when you consider just how much cheese and tomato are… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 29 June 2025