CLAUDIA CONNELL reviews last night’s TV: How do we put an end to racism? Just leave it to our schoolkids By Claudia Connell for the Daily Mail Published: 01:58 BST, 26 June 2020 | Updated: 01:58 BST, 26 June 2020 The School That Tried to End Racism Rating: Britain’s Best Parent Rating: Filming for The School … Read more
George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces Rating: Scandalous! The Tabloid that Changed America Rating: The enduring appeal of George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces (C4) is that he talks about buildings in a no-nonsense, blokey way. So when, last night, the architect mentioned that a project wouldn’t just transform a space but ‘lives as well’, alarm bells sounded. Uh … Read more
Keeping Britain Fed Rating: Amazing Spaces Rating: Malcolm would be regarded as a proper pest these days. He was the drippy student, played by Nigel Plaskitt in a series of Seventies telly ads, who tried to plead he was too poorly to sit his exams. His mum (Barbara New) was having none of it. ‘Course … Read more
Bamboo sheets, bedroom temperature between 15 and 19 degrees Celsius and foregoing an alarm are the most important ingredients for a perfect night’s sleep, top doctors and psychologists have revealed. Three specialists from Australia and New Zealand answered questions about exposure to blue light, eating before bed, bedroom layout and which mattresses and pillows provide … Read more
Constance Hall is urging fellow mothers to enjoy boozy evenings with their friends on weeknights – because ‘me time’ is more important than doing the dishes and making sure your children are on time for school. The mummy blogger, 36, from Perth, Australia, shared a lengthy post on Facebook advocating taking some time out to … Read more
Soul Boy – Our Lives Rating: Men At The Barre – Inside The Royal Ballet Rating: When it comes to dance, every bloke is either a Baryshnikov or an Ed Balls, an athletic paragon or a Strictly heffalump. At any wedding disco, I resemble a broken Meccano kit with joints spinning in odd directions. That … Read more
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Slavery, a killer pirate… and a treasure chest of twisted history By Christopher Stevens for Daily Mail Published: 01:44 BST, 27 May 2020 | Updated: 01:44 BST, 27 May 2020 A House Through Time Rating: The Yorkshire Vet: The Peter Wright Story Rating: What a surprise. Of all the … Read more
The Queen: Inside The Crown (ITV) Rating: What’s The Matter With Tony Slattery? (BBC2) Rating: What were we thinking? On Monday, March 9, the day Italy went into lockdown, the Queen with most of the senior royals and politicians squeezed into Westminster Abbey with 2,000 people to mark Commonwealth Day. Harry and Meghan were there, … Read more
‘Feeling like a queen!’ Former Bachelor star Keira Maguire trades nights out for a low-key life in lockdown with wine in front of the heater By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:44 BST, 17 May 2020 | Updated: 10:44 BST, 17 May 2020 As a former Bachelor star and social media influencer, Keira … Read more
Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience Rating: Isolation Stories Rating: Like the grin on a Cheshire Cat, the British sense of humour is generally the last thing to go. Ask Neil, who has lived with crippling Parkinson’s disease for 17 years. ‘I was hoping to shake it off,’ he jokes. The gags on Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience … Read more