Ruth Watson checks back in
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 by Graham Kibble-White · 4 Comments
Original Hotel Inspector Ruth Watson is returning to the hostelry trade on TV. Read more
Trisha – axed
Friday, January 9, 2009 by Graham Kibble-White · 5 Comments
As you may have spotted from our news feed – Five has axed Trisha. Read more
So good?
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 by Graham Kibble-White · 6 Comments
Five has announced who’s singing the new Minder theme tune. Read more
Five steps up
Saturday, September 20, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · Comments Off
So, is five getting a new logo?
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Behind Closed Doors
Monday, September 8, 2008 by Robert A Williams · 1 Comment
They say hidden gems can be found in the most unlikely places. Read more
Hotels, you could say, are her Forte
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · Comments Off
Two years ago, I was extolling the virtues of Five’s The Hotel Inspector. And I’m about to do just that again.
30 Rock
Thursday, October 11, 2007 by Ian Jones · Comments Off
Sometimes you don’t want to work hard to enjoy television. Sometimes all you want is for the programme you’re about to watch to not leave you in any way exhausted, be it through frustration, tension or sheer exuberance. Sometimes all you need is television that leaves you exactly as it found you. Read more
“Dreams of silver screen quotations”
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 by Stuart Ian Burns · Comments Off
One of five’s new imports, the David Duchovny starring Californication which begins on Thursday in a double bill with 30 Rock has attracted some average reviews. It’s rather popular in Australia, although the reaction from some sections of the viewing audience has been interesting. They’re calling it smut basically: Read more
Five, four, three, two, numb
Friday, March 9, 2007 by Graham Kibble-White · Comments Off
Well, five has released details of its 10th anniversary week schedules, and underwhelming reading it is. The channel is embracing the whole 10-year thing in the most uninteresting way possible, by sallying forth with a suite of shows all themed around that double-digit. Read more
MacIntyre’s Underworld
Tuesday, November 21, 2006 by Chris Lowdon · Comments Off
As anyone who’s seen shirtless Newcastle supporters on a winter evening at St James’ Park will testify, Geordie men are made of hardy stock. Read more
Guys and Dolls
Tuesday, October 10, 2006 by Chris Lowdon · Comments Off
Is five becoming the new old-school Channel 4? Read more
The Man Whose Arms Exploded
Monday, August 14, 2006 by Rob Buckley · Comments Off
You pretty much know what you’re going to get when you watch a documentary on five entitled The Man Whose Arms Exploded. Read more
Watch it!
Thursday, July 6, 2006 by Graham Kibble-White · Comments Off
OTT’s pick of the day? Why not? Read more
Family Affairs
Friday, December 30, 2005 by Ian Jones · Comments Off
It’s rare these days to be present at the very end of a TV programme’s life.
Joey
Sunday, February 13, 2005 by Stuart Ian Burns · Comments Off
Much like its main character, Joey is already lost during the opening moments of the first episode simply because its a spin-off from the biggest live-action sitcom on the planet. Read more
Five News
Tuesday, February 1, 2005 by Daniel Stour · Comments Off
Each time I happen to see Five News, Kirsty Young seems to have moved further away from the studio desk. Read more
The Terry and Gaby Show
Friday, March 26, 2004 by Ian Jones · Comments Off
Shorn of all reason to maintain the pretence of being an ongoing concern, the last ever Terry and Gaby Show resembled one long noisy and petulant unravelling of decorum and dignity. Read more
Robot Wars
Sunday, November 9, 2003 by John Phillips · Comments Off
“They tried to stop us!” yells Craig Charles as he walks out onto his balcony. “They tried to stop the destruction!” Read more
Home and Away
Friday, November 7, 2003 by Cameron Borland · Comments Off
Here’s a blast from the past for all you Summer Bay fanatics. The last time I watched this show that scheming bitch (but utter fox) Alison Paterson was at the centre of all things mean and moody. Roo and Bobby were at loggerheads and Donald Fisher was still to attain the moniker of Flathead. Read more
The Terry and Gaby Show
Thursday, August 7, 2003 by Ian Jones · Comments Off
Right from its very first edition, the best thing about The Terry and Gaby Show has been the opening titles. Read more