The coronavirus pandemic has tested the NHS and its staff in a way not seen before in its 71- year history. At the peak of this outbreak, hospitals in England were treating around 19,000 patients a day with Covid-19, a virus unknown just a few short months ago. That has been falling by up to … Read more
The Real Marigold Hotel Rating: Paddington: A Year On The Tracks Rating: Quick, I’ve got a great idea. Take ten elderly celebs, give them cameras and send them off to live somewhere charming but cheap — Eastbourne, or maybe Ilfracombe — for the rest of lockdown. We’ll call the show Social Bubble. They can have … 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
Why 10-year-old Max knocks grown-ups into a cocked hat! CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV By Christopher Stevens for Daily Mail Published: 00:07 BST, 6 May 2020 | Updated: 00:43 BST, 6 May 2020 The A Word Rating: Life and Birth Rating: The best actor on the box right now isn’t Sandra Oh in Killing … Read more
Grayson’s Art Club Rating: The Great British Intelligence Test Rating: Three cheers for the irascible Maggi Hambling. While celebrities were falling over themselves to appear on Grayson’s Art Club (C4), the 74-year-old sculptress announced that either she did it her way or everyone else could get stuffed. First of all, she wasn’t doing any of this … Read more
The Real Marigold Hotel (BBC1) Rating: First Dates Hotel (C4) Rating: You can tell a lot about a celeb from what he packs in his suitcase. Henry ‘Blowers’ Blofeld, cricket commentator and bon viveur, took an armful of colourful shirts and a bottle of champagne to India, on The Real Marigold Hotel (BBC1). Paul ‘Chuckle … Read more
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Puffed-up baker Paul doesn’t do wry… unless it’s in a loaf of bread By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 02:16 BST, 29 April 2020 | Updated: 02:16 BST, 29 April 2020 Paul Hollywood Eats Japan Rating: How To Keep Your Dog Happy At Home Rating: Let’s Fishing … Read more
The Great British Sewing Bee Rating: Our Queen At War Rating: How things change. When comedian Joe Lycett arrived to transform The Great British Sewing Bee (BBC1) last year, home-made clothes seemed as old-fashioned as steam trains and oil lamps. But if lockdown goes on much longer, we’ll all be at it — as well … Read more