BBC’s highly entertaining journalism drama drums up discussion on the role of the media today. Does anyone read the news anymore? And even if they do, can they trust it? Those are just some of the many issues BBC’s aptly titled Press raises about the media and the newsroom. Press opens dramatically, with the fictitious Herald’s news editor Holly Evans (Charlotte Riley) declaring loudly to an angry mob “I am … Continue reading Television Time: BBC’s Press
At 16 series strong, the latest series of Emmy and BAFTA award-winning entertainment show Strictly Come Dancing waltzes back onto BBC Lifestyle (StarHub ch 432) this coming Sunday. Armed with more sparkle, glitz and glamour than ever, the series will premiere exclusively on BBC Lifestyle (StarHub ch 432) with a red-carpet launch special on Sunday, 30 September 2018, 8.05pm, and will also be available on BBC Player (www.bbcplayer.com) as … Continue reading Television Time: Strictly Come Dancing (Series 16)
Tan Kheng Hua is one of our favourite people. Growing up, she already firmly earned a place in our hearts and our homes as the hilarious Margaret on hit local sitcom Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd (1997 – 2007). But even in adulthood, as we began to go to the theatre more, she became a key indicator of quality onstage, and in this website’s lifespan, we’ve … Continue reading Singaporeans on Film: Tan Kheng Hua Takes On The World with Crazy Rich Asians
There’s both tenderness amidst blood in the water as cutthroat divorce lawyers battle it out in court and at home. Just as Alan Ball did with a family funeral business in Six Feet Under, Abi Morgan’s (Shame, The Iron Lady, Suffragette) new BBC series does with a family law firm, mining high drama as the professional meets the personal. In The Split, we follow divorce lawyer Hannah Defoe (Nicola Walker, best known … Continue reading Television Time: BBC’s The Split
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