Flowers: Interview with Julian Barratt
❉ The critically acclaimed Flowers unfurls for a second series, on Channel 4 this week.
Television
‘Not In Front of the Children: Hidden Histories in Kids’ TV’ by Greg Healey
❉ Greg Healey takes a look at how some children’s TV favourites from the fifties and sixties reflected the times they were made in.
Ben Baker’s ‘Kill Your Television’ reviewed
❉ Ben Baker returns with another love letter to the programmes, presenters and spin-off shows that he’s fallen for down the years.
Russell T Davies is confirmed to write a new BBC One drama
❉ BBC One commissions new drama Years and Years, which follows the lives of a single family over 15 years in a Britain rocked by unstable political, economic and technological advances.
‘Star Cops: Mother Earth Part 1’ reviewed
❉ “There is huge scope in this series.” The gamble bringing back cult sci-fi drama Star Cops onto audio has paid off, writes Michael Seely.
Gold celebrate Blackadder’s 35th birthday
❉ Gold has a cunning plan to celebrate Blackadder’s 35th birthday.
‘Anoraks’ Series Two: Indiegogo Campaign
❉ The web-based sitcom is actively seeking backers for its new series!
‘How The Young Ones Changed Comedy’ (GOLD) reviewed
❉ Iain MacLeod reviews a weekend of essential entertainment looking at the most revolutionary sitcom ever made.
The Long Journey Back to Cathay – ‘The Black Archive: Marco Polo’
❉ Marco Polo is the one story from the very first season of Doctor Who for which no footage exists at all, so how can we know what it was really like?
‘A Very English Scandal’: Russell T Davies Interview
❉ Former Doctor Who showrunner on his major three-part drama for BBC One.