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Smaller Screens: TV: The People Watchers - Episode 4
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Thursday, 31 January 2008. TV: The People Watchers. BBC Two's new daytime pop-psychology series sees a group of psychologists use hidden camera experiments to demonstrate human behaviour, in the process explaining why we do the things we do, what tricks are sometimes used to influence us, and how or why we should avoid them. It's a little bit of Derren Brown mixed with The Real Hustle. Mixed with Dragons' Den. Mixed with Trigger Happy TV. It doesn't take a genius to tell that this completely skews the re...
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Smaller Screens: TV: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)
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Wednesday, 6 February 2008. TV: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. Whatever one might think when viewing this version of Charles Dickens' novel, you can't not be awed by the sheer scale and technical complexity of the thing. It is, in essence, a filmed version of the RSC's eight-and-a-half-hour stage adaptation of the novel, originally performed over two evenings of four hours each! Looking back on the whole nine-hour affair (which, thankfully, I watched over many nights instead of two!
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Smaller Screens: TV: The British Academy Film Awards 2008
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Tuesday, 12 February 2008. TV: The British Academy Film Awards 2008. British film's big night has been and gone. I won't offer a comprehensive list of winners, or even many thoughts on them - such things are easily found elsewhere - but I will instead offer my thoughts on one of the few ceremonies this year to be presented in full (well, relatively speaking), and the only film awards ceremony that receives a terrestrial television airing in the UK. The opening, with a troop of 300. By the author of.
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Smaller Screens: TV: Thank God You're Here - Season 1, Episode 4
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Sunday, 3 February 2008. TV: Thank God You're Here. Season 1, Episode 4. This week, Paul Merton's improvisational sketch show finally hit its stride. So far it's been a sporadically amusing affair, with most of the guests (who are thrust into a sketch they know nothing about and must make it as funny as the can) struggling to get many good laughs. Even the host himself, a master of improvisation on Have I Got News For You. Frequently flounders in the one sketch he does every week. Thank God Youre Here.
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Smaller Screens: February 2008
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Tuesday, 12 February 2008. TV: The British Academy Film Awards 2008. British film's big night has been and gone. I won't offer a comprehensive list of winners, or even many thoughts on them - such things are easily found elsewhere - but I will instead offer my thoughts on one of the few ceremonies this year to be presented in full (well, relatively speaking), and the only film awards ceremony that receives a terrestrial television airing in the UK. The opening, with a troop of 300. Whatever one might thi...
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Smaller Screens: November 2007
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Saturday, 24 November 2007. Welcome to Smaller Screens! Welcome to Smaller Screens. This is the sister blog to the rather wonderful 100 Films in a Year. While in 100 Films. I review every new film that I see, in this blog I'll be adopting a similar style to review a variety of other things - TV programmes, video games, and films that I've seen before. This blog is notably less rule-bound than the other, as I won't necessarily review everything I watch/play, nor do I have a specific aim to reach.
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Smaller Screens: Film: January Round-up
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Friday, 1 February 2008. Here's a little round-up of all the new films I saw this January, with links to the full review over at 100 Films. It made me laugh, and often; at least as much as any other recent comedy, if not more so. That makes it a success in my book.". Probably the most underrated film I've ever seen. It is, to my mind, absolutely brilliant.". Easy Riders, Raging Bulls. Churchill: The Hollywood Years. Keep an eye on the regular 100 Films in a Year. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Smaller Screens: January 2008
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Thursday, 31 January 2008. TV: The People Watchers. BBC Two's new daytime pop-psychology series sees a group of psychologists use hidden camera experiments to demonstrate human behaviour, in the process explaining why we do the things we do, what tricks are sometimes used to influence us, and how or why we should avoid them. It's a little bit of Derren Brown mixed with The Real Hustle. Mixed with Dragons' Den. Mixed with Trigger Happy TV. It doesn't take a genius to tell that this completely skews the re...