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Oh Netflix, why not do something new? Culture

Oh Netflix, why not
do something new?

8th February 2013
Queen of Versailles: laughing at ‘the 1%’ Culture

Queen of Versailles: laughing at ‘the 1%’

1st February 2013
Utopia: ‘dark’ is the new black Culture

Utopia: ‘dark’ is the new black

24th January 2013
My Mad Fat Diary: actually quite good Politics

My Mad Fat Diary: actually quite good

18th January 2013
Tom Daley: nice body, shame about the format Culture

Tom Daley: nice body, shame about the format

11th January 2013
Happy sanitised, overcautious New Year Culture

Happy sanitised, overcautious New Year

4th January 2013
Drugs: moralising is better than medicalising Books

Drugs: moralising is better than medicalising

27th December 2012
The timely death of The Killing Culture

The timely death of The Killing

20th December 2012
Drugs: moralising is better than medicalising Politics

Drugs: moralising is better than medicalising

7th December 2012
Girls: don’t believe (all) the hype Culture

Girls: don't believe (all) the hype

23rd November 2012
I’m a Celebrity… is still the kangaroo’s bollocks Culture

I'm a Celebrity: still the kangaroo’s bollocks

16th November 2012
Secret State: a conspiracy out of time Culture

Secret State: a conspiracy out of time

9th November 2012

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Our obsession with celebrity secrets Culture

Our obsession with celebrity secrets

2nd November 2012
Science theatre on telly? No thanks. Culture

Science theatre
on telly? No thanks

27th September 2012
The Thick of It: first as tragedy, then as farce Culture

The Thick of It: first as tragedy, then as farce

21st September 2012
A funny show on BBC3? How revolutionary Culture

A funny show on BBC3? How revolutionary

24th August 2012
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