Father Brown (Episode 29: The Truth in the Wine): reconciliation and forgiveness win the day
Ian Barber, “Father Brown (Episode 29: The Truth in the Wine)” (2015) Being laid up with flu recently restricted me to watching re-runs of old TV…
Television Series
Michael Palin in North Korea (Episode 2): an attractive visual experience spoilt by repetitive propaganda police-state stereotypes
Neil Ferguson, “Michael Palin in North Korea (Episode 2)” (2018) In this second and final episode, Michael Palin ventures outside Pyongyang to spend a few days…
Michael Palin in North Korea (Episode 1): Western insistence on stereotyping a country ruins a striking travelogue
Neil Ferguson, “Michael Palin in North Korea (Episode 1)” (2018) At least two years in the making, this 2-part travel documentary follows comedian / world traveller…
Redacted Tonight (Season 3, Episode #226): rehashing stories ignored by US mainstream news media
“Redacted Tonight (Season 3, Episode #226)” (RT America, 6 January 2019) The first episode of “Redacted Tonight”, hosted by Lee Camp, is a review of the…
The Lobby (Episode 4: The Takedown): exposing a brazen suggestion to get rid of a politician
Clayton Swisher, “The Lobby (Episode 4: The Takedown)” (Al Jazeera, 2017) In the last episode of Qatar TV station Al Jazeera’s series on Israeli infiltration of…
The Lobby (Episode 3: An Anti-Semite Trope): how small-minded cult-like behaviour threatens democracy and citizens’ rights to free speech
Clayton Swisher, “The Lobby (Episode 3: An Anti-Semite Trope)” (Al Jazeera, 2017) In this third episode of the four-part series focusing on the Israeli government’s infiltration…
The Lobby (Episode 2: The Training Session): undercover investigation reveals fanaticism and sociopathy
Clayton Swisher, “The Lobby (Episode 2: The Training Session)” (Al Jazeera, 2017) Continuing on from Episode 1 “Young Friends of Israel”, in this episode Al Jazeera’s undercover…
The Lobby (Episode 1: Young Friends of Israel): how Israel infiltrates youth groups and organisations in Britain
Clayton Swisher, “The Lobby (Episode 1: Young Friends of Israel)” (Al Jazeera, 2017) In recent years, a movement known as the BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) movement…
Adam Ruins Everything (Season 2, Episode 4: Adam Ruins Dating): everything else except the institution of dating put under the spotlight
Tim Wilkime, “Adam Ruins Everything (Season 2, Episode 4: Adam Ruins Dating)” (2017) If ever there were profitable scams preying on people’s insecurities in finding lasting…
Adam Ruins Everything (Season 2, Episode 1: Adam Ruins Pregnancy): why so much pressure on new parents and mothers in particular?
Matthew Pollock, “Adam Ruins Everything (Season 2, Episode 1: Adam Ruins Pregnancy)” (2017) Appropriately for a first episode of a new season, the topic covered is…