All articles by Stephen Price – Page 87
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RatingsRepeats save Sky’s Bacon
Fresh from demanding that we be ubiquitous with our next phone choice, Kevin Bacon pops up as a washed-up serial-killer hunter; Sky Atlantic will be pleased.
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RatingsBirth, death and taxes
Somewhere in the pages of Margaret Mitchell’s voluminous novel Gone With The Wind there is a line that laments: ‘Death and taxes and childbirth! There’s never a convenient time for any of them!’
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RatingsBakers bring relief to BBC2
The first Comic Relief was terribly daring: lots of radical comedians beseeching us to bypass heartless government and laugh our way to chariddy.
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RatingsITV still making a Splash!
A mere 200 years ago, Jane Austen sat at her desk pondering the opening of Pride And Prejudice.
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RatingsDecent entry for E4’s Diary
Teenage diaries are full of youthful woe; grown-ups’ tend to be used as reminders to put the bins out.
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RatingsTomfoolery is the top draw
Ratings are strong for just the kind of madness that soothes the soul.
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RatingsWinter’s a hot topic for BBC2
One can watch winter by just looking out of the window at the determinedly clingy ice and snow.
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RatingsMidwife answers the call
Family legend has it that one balmy afternoon several moons ago, me and my Dad played golf behind Sir Trevor McDonald, when the national treasure was still just plain old Trevor.
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RatingsA tough act to follow
Last year’s mega events all pulled in massive TV audiences, but how did the rest of the schedules fare?
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RatingsITV makes a big Splash!
And we’re off. No sooner has Christmas finished than TV gets its glad rags on to entice us with all-new trimmings as each broadcaster seeks to get the year going with some oomph.
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RatingsBBC2 reaches for the stars
In the week of David Bowie’s revered return, BBC2’s own starman, Professor Brian Cox, commenced his annual trawl of the sky, but there was still no sign of Major Tom.
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RatingsParadise returns for BBC
Caribbean crime drama is back with a bang, while Monday night proves perfect timing for comedy
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RatingsSky Sports hits bullseye
Danes first bothered us when they had horns and beards; their most recent invasion involves sparse thrillers, a brainy female lead, some murdering and, in Borgen at least, another beard.
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Ratings2013 line-ups take shape
BBC1’s dynamic duo of Miranda and Mrs Brown win New Year while ITV1 has an impressive Sunday
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RatingsOne last waltz for 2012
After an exhausting year of dizzying highs and very low lows, 2012 is putting on its white tails and shiny shoes for one last waltz.
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RatingsA Royal Variety Performance
When I think of variety, I always remember those multi packs of mini cereals that lurked enticingly in the larder of my youth.
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RatingsStripping pays off for BBC2
BBC2 was like Gypsy Rose Lee this week, with all its stripping success.
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RatingsViewers flock to taboo TV
Congressman Brody’s taboos in Homeland are pretty dark, what with his central role in international terrorism aided by some barking plot wrangling – and oh, for goodness sake, just put those two ridiculous kids in jail and be done with it.
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RatingsE4 top with a bigger Bang
For one last hurrah, Ms Lund’s pullies are back with some Danish murdering. Meanwhile, one of the biggest shows in the US displayed its credentials here, while in this era of ‘Big History’, there’s more about where on earth we all came from.
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RatingsJungle Rescue for ITV
I’m A Celeb puts the broadcaster back on top as BBC1’s Children In Need fails to match up to last year