Carmen Croghan often looks at the state of her British addiction and wonders how it got so out of hand. A part-time reference library staffer, she spends an inordinate amount of time watching just about any British series she can track down.
Culture
Do you dream of taking a grand tour of the United Kingdom? I know I’ve had my itinerary set for some years now! Alas I haven’t been able to scrape together the cash necessary to take this trip of a lifetime. So for the time being I’ve
Drama
In this installment of Dated or Delightful, we travel back to the late 70’s to discover if an ITV courtroom drama about a binge drinking, poetry loving, criminal defending barrister still stands up as an entertaining example of telly in 2016. May I present my evidence for the case
Culture
September 13, 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of author Roald Dahl’s birth. Though best known as a beloved writer of children’s stories, Mr. Dahl produced works for a variety of tastes and audiences – poetry, non-fiction, scripts for movies and plays and a dozen short story collections for adults.
Actors and Actresses
There are certain actors who turn in such consistently excellent and interesting performances that you know watching their work is always going to be worth your time. For me, Toby Jones is one such actor. Be it BBC or Hollywood, big or small screen, comedy or drama, Mr. Jones’ versatility
Reality
Welcome to our final Great British Baking Show recap of the season! It’s been an emotional week for Ian, Nadiya and Tamal with only one trio of challenges standing between them and British baking glory. If your memory is foggy on how we arrived at our final three, you
Reality
Judging by the Forest Gump-themed reference made by Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc at the beginning of the show, it’s chocolate week! But not just any chocolate week; two boys and two girls will bake to within inches of their lives to make it through to the holy grail
Reality
We’ve made it to the quarter finals on The Great British Baking Show and the competition is heating up. The tent is looking quite deserted these days as the bakers frantically prepare their rough puff and choux in hopes of convincing Mary and Paul that they have skills usually
Comedy
In this installment of Dated or Delightful, we return to the mid-90’s to see if a BBC sitcom about a fictional Oxfordshire village and their unexpected and enthusiatic new minister stands the test of time. Yes, let's take a look back at The Vicar of Dibley. In
Reality
For the first time in the history of The Great British Baking Show (and remember they’ve done this six times in the UK) the bakers have been confronted with challenges of 19th century recipes and techniques. But before we get to the gelatin and massive blobs of meat most
Reality
Editorial Note: It came to my attention this week that PBS affiliates across the country are following different broadcast schedules for The Great British Baking Show. Here at WETA UK, we are showing one episode a week each Sunday night at 8 pm. On the other hand, my local channel
Reality
We’re at the halfway point of this season’s Great British Baking Show and the competition is heating up for sure. This week our bakers must find ways to substitute ingredients they’ve been asked to subtract; namely sugar, gluten and dairy. While this is a very common dietary
Reality
Nine bakers sloshed through the cold rain to face this week’s formidable dessert challenges. However, before we immerse ourselves in a profusion of dairy products and refined sugar, let’s take a look back at who stumbled and who triumphed in the previous bread-centric episode. Ian showed himself to