Sometimes you don’t realise you want something until you have it. This pretty much sums up both The End of the F***ing World’s plot, and my own feelings after watching this odd, aesthetically stunning, eight-part series charged with deliciously black humour and poignant, emotionally-driven character development that lingers in the mind long after viewing. Available […]
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Bake Off on Channel 4: No soggy bottoms here
Undeniably the jewel in the crown of British TV, The Great British Bake Off is back with a vengeance. After its move to Channel 4 and the loss of Mel, Sue, and Mary Berry, most of us sat with baited breath to see what would remain of the star show. Well, in all honesty, everything […]
“We are people. We are not just bodies.”: An interview with Channel 4 presenter Emma Woolf
Eating disorders can affect anyone, across any age or gender. Many of us have been affected by them at some point in our lives, whether through supporting a friend or experiencing it ourselves. However, discussing eating disorders openly still seems to be taboo. It almost seems as though these struggles have been pushed behind closed […]
Let the TV-ideo Games Begin
TV shows come in all shapes and sizes nowadays. Whether you’re looking for some high thrills and chillingly tense dramatic moments, a week-by-week competition in which the colourful contestants get voted off one at a time, or just some easy Sunday night comfort viewing; chances are there’s something for you. In fact, in recent years […]
Exeter’s Queen of Hearts: Louisa Griffith-Jones
Louisa Griffith-Jones went on Channel 4’s First Dates “as a dare”. Little did she know that she would immediately overtake Cheryl Fernandez- Versini to become the nation’s new sweetheart. Not only did she get pride of place on the popular reality show, she was asked back a second time for ‘The Proposal’ special – and they’re […]
Luck for Exeter student on Channel 4 dating show
While many struggle to find a mistletoe match each Christmas, one Exeter student has found a rather novel way to find a yuletide sweetheart – through a reality TV show. Third-year Theology student Louisa Griffith-Jones was chosen from a pool of 16,000 applicants to appear on Channel 4’s First Dates, a show that matches strangers […]
Channel 4 documentary protagonist to give mental health talk
Protagonist of acclaimed Channel 4 documentary ‘Stranger on a Bridge’, Jonny Benjamin, will give a talk tomorrow evening on male mental health. Benjamin will join students and members of the public in the Alumni Auditorium at 6.30pm to share the inspirational story of his global search to find the stranger who talked him out of […]
Review: Hunted
Hunted tries to recreate the feeling of “being on the run” with big names and seemingly real life escapes from the CCTV that permeates our “surveillance state”, as Channel 4 insists on calling it. Fourteen ordinary citizens are given the chance to be fake fugitives, whose aims are to evade capture for up to 28 days. […]
Review: This is England ’90
This is England ’90 isn’t typical Sunday night viewing. If you like to sit down with a nice hot cup of tea, put your feet up and enjoy some easy-going entertainment before a week of lectures begins, it may not be for you. It’s a grim, bleak affair that goes for the gut. It’s also […]