The Station: Trouble On The Tracks Rating: Breeders Rating: How many times have you sat on a late running train or stared at a board full of cancellations at a station and thought: ‘This would make a really great documentary series’? Even as someone who suffers at the hands of Southern Rail, I wouldn’t find … Read more
Location, Location, Location Rating: Child Of Our Time: Turning 20 Rating: There was a time when Location, Location, Location (Channel 4) seemed to feature an endless stream of young professionals with names like Monty and India who wanted to live in the country. Oh, and she would need a studio in which to indulge her … Read more
What makes a chap irresistible: money or pineapple aftershave? CLAUDIA CONNELL reviews last night’s TV By Claudia Connell for the Daily Mail Published: 23:53 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 23:53 GMT, 10 March 2020 Five Guys A Week Rating: Joanna Lumley’s Hidden Caribbean: Havana To Haiti Rating: Television execs can’t seem to get enough … Read more
On Monday night, Married At First Sight’s remaining brides finally got the answer to a burning question. ‘I wonder if my future marital home is as sparse and uninspiring as the bloke who lives there?’ Well, there’s only one way to find out. Today’s the day! On Monday, Married At First Sight’s remaining brides found … Read more
Miriam’s Big Fat Adventure Rating: This Country Rating: Perhaps it’s her unique ability to liven up any chat show that sparked the idea in a TV executive’s mind that Miriam Margolyes would be the perfect choice to front documentaries. It turned out not to be a bad punt. In her latest, Miriam’s Big Fat Adventure … Read more
Few things in life are as simple – or as pleasurable to eat – as a burger. That first bite, the rich, meaty and slightly charred flavours, mixed with smooth, salty cheese, the sharpness of onion and the tang of veg and sauce. If this sounds vaguely obsessive, it’s because I’ve not eaten one since … Read more
To say Restaurant Sat Bains is in an incongruous location is an understatement. This Nottingham eaterie with rooms, named after the charismatic chef/patron, has a dazzling list of accolades – two Michelin stars, five AA rosettes, rated No1 restaurant in Britain in 2018 by TripAdvisor and named fourth in the 2019 Harden’s Top 100 Best … Read more
An Inspector Calls… A blooming lovely hotel nestled among 6,000 tulips with delicious (albeit fussy) Michelin-starred food on the menu The Inspector checked into Gravetye Manor in Sussex which was built in 1598 Jeremy and Elizabeth Hosking bought the manor nine years ago At the restaurant there is a seven-course tasting menu on offer for £95 … Read more
Onward (U) Verdict: Another Pixar triumph Rating: Worryingly for those of us who remember it like it was yesterday, or at any rate the day before yesterday, this year marks a quarter of a century since Pixar burst into cinema-goers’ consciousness with the sublime Toy Story. Since 1995, those supremely gifted animators, writers and directors … Read more
The Trouble With Maggie Cole (ITV) Rating: Tigers: Hunting The Traffickers (BBC2) Rating: Have you heard the latest? Look, I’m not saying this is true, but I think it probably is… I believe it anyway. You know that one from the boy band, the one who always looked dodgy and apparently has a real drink … Read more