The X Factor
Saturday, October 23, 2004 by John Phillips · Comments Off
How many times can the same idea be recycled? After Popstars, Popstars:The Rivals, and two series each of Pop Idol and Fame Academy, surely there can’t be room for more wannabe singers trying to win recording contracts on live television? Read more
Little Britain
Tuesday, October 19, 2004 by Chris Orton · Comments Off
Like The League of Gentlemen before it, Little Britain has managed to become the nation’s latest must-see comedy show. Following a rapturous reception for the first run last year, the programme has enjoyed two three-CD releases, a script book and a superb DVD set. Read more
Election ’74
Sunday, October 10, 2004 by Ian Jones · Comments Off
The last time we looked in on Alastair, David, Bob and Robin the country had only two weeks of coal left and was “right on the edge of a ghastly disaster.” Read more
The Apprentice USA
Thursday, October 7, 2004 by Graham Kibble-White · Comments Off
“You’re fired.” It’s pretty much mandatory for reality shows to bandy about their own catchphrase, but when the oddly coiffured Donald Trump utters these words, curtailing what feels like a genuinely freewheeling boardroom discussion, you can’t help but feel that – to purloin another slogan that’s in heavy rotation at the moment – this programme’s got the x-factor. Read more
NY-LON
Tuesday, October 5, 2004 by Stuart Ian Burns · Comments Off
There was always a nagging feeling when watching NY-LON that something was missing – like everything was so close but not quite there. And yet, I kept coming back for the seven episodes. Read more
