Spymasters​: The Great Spy Writers; Dear Killer Nannies

“Episode one slips over a vast amount of ground but this is a series to stick with because in episode two it really hits its stride as it offers a rich exploration of John le Carré and his cynical view of spies as “the poor bloody infantry of the Cold War”. Intriguing too was the first episode’s mention of a lesser-known figure of spycraft: Eric Maschwitz. His methods of concealing his secret service activity, starting in the Thirties and Forties? Edit the Radio Times, become the head of BBC light entertainment and write an Oscar-nominated film and the lyrics for a song called These Foolish Things. Which is misdirection on a grand scale.”
James Jackson, The Times

“You’d be forgiven for thinking that we didn’t need another TV series about the drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s life, and that it’s been milked for all its worth in popular culture. Escobar’s murderous Medellín cartel was most ruthless in the 1980s and 90s – but this century alone, the Colombian druglord and politician’s biography has inspired numerous books, Hollywood films, the Netflix series Narcos, and even the title of Kanye West’s 2016 album Life of Pablo. The new Spanish language series Dear Killer Nannies, however, manages to find a new and unexpected way into the life of an archetypal villain, which focuses very little on the bloodshed that has made his life so ripe for movies and television. In terms of genre, the show – co-created by Escobar’s son Juan Pablo Escobar – is far more coming-of-age than action.”
Micha Frazer-Carroll, The Guardian