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A Look at Online Television Players: Part Two

Online television has gone from strength to strength over the last couple of years, with more and more people doing at least some of their viewing online. In part one of this series I looked at services which offer content from one provider, in this second part I’m going to talk about what I’m calling [...]

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A Look at Online Television Players: Part One

The introduction of faster broadband has led to more and more people watching television online, and a variety of services have sprung up offering a wide range of programming. It’s now possible to watch anything from live sporting events, to back-to-back episodes of a favourite series. However, not all online television services are created equal; [...]

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Classic Public Information Films

Nowadays, public information films (PIFs) tend to be expensive and well produced, and usually promote health messages – such as, advice about giving up smoking. However, back in the ‘60s and ‘70s, the films were very different. Often made on a low budget, they covered a much wider range of topics, for example: child safety, [...]

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Review: Identity

Identity is a new, six part drama series from ITV starring Keeley Hawes, Aidan Gillen and Holly Aird, which focuses on the work of a police department set up to deal with identity crime. The series began with the team working on the case of a man who was suspected of shooting a police officer, [...]

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Review: Sherlock

Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary creation, Sherlock Holmes, is apparently the most filmed character in the history of fiction, most notably played by Peter Cushing, Basil Rathbone and, more recently, Jeremy Brett. Now, Holmes has been given yet another make-over and been brought bang up to date in a new BBC series airing on Sunday evenings. [...]

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Retro Television: Sapphire and Steel

Sapphire and Steel was a British made sci-fi series starring Joanna Lumley and David McCallum which ran from 1979 – 1982. Despite popularity with viewers, the series suffered from intermittent scheduling – it had the misfortune to coincide with a strike by television workers – and was decommissioned when the production company, ATV, transformed into [...]