A Golden Age of Serial Drama
It’s almost three years since Kevin Spacey, speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, declared television to be ‘entering a new golden age’. His claim has since been much-quoted, if […]
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Dreamy Hoi An
My first experience of Hoi An was during a rainstorm at night. It’s always unfortunate when your travels are hit by bad weather, and there could seem nothing worse […]
The Art of Adele
Last night I saw Adele in concert at the O2 Arena in London. The world’s best-selling artist of the 21st century, she was every bit as sublime as one could […]
The Father, Duke of York’s Theatre, 2016
It’s rare in the West End to come across a play so unentertaining and so brilliant at the same time. This is one of the many feats of Florian Zeller’s […]
The Charming Chaos of Ho Chi Minh City
If there’s a place that can truly be described as an assault on the senses, it’s Ho Chi Minh City. Dizzying in momentum and irrepressible in spirit, the city thrives […]
Second Series Syndrome
It’s a familiar headline in the world of television: a popular drama series, initially transmitted as a self-contained, start-to-finish story, finds itself recommissioned for a sequel. From Broadchurch to […]
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