SOURCE: We Are Cult It’s 1996, and the United Kingdom is celebrating what will quite probably be its final hurrah as the epicentre of pop culture. Cool Britannia is in full swing, with Britpop, Trainspotting and the Spice Girls making enormous waves all over the world. The Tory government, led by an increasingly disheartened JohnContinue reading “Review: Space: The Anthology”
Author Archives: Didymus Holmes
Jumpers for Goalposts: The Fast Show at 25
SOURCE: We Are Cult “And then, the BBC2 sketch series The Fast Show turned 25, giving a whole generation of comedy lovers a chance to reflect on the enormous impact the series, and its cast, have had on British culture ever since. Which was nice.” It began, confusingly, with an American newsreader telling the audienceContinue reading “Jumpers for Goalposts: The Fast Show at 25”
Review: The Fight
SOURCE: We Are Cult The very notion of Jessica Hynes writing and directing her own feature film feels long overdue. To paraphrase an old script of hers, every time the actress has written for television, the results have been a slice of fried gold. And yet the announcement of The Fight felt rather subdued. It’sContinue reading “Review: The Fight”
Preview: The League of Gentlemen Specials
SOURCE: The Velvet Onion The League of Gentlemen return with three anniversary specials next week, and TVO has been lucky enough to take a sneaky peek at the first two instalments. Fifteen years after the third series, and twelve since their movie spin-off and final UK tour together – is it worth the wait andContinue reading “Preview: The League of Gentlemen Specials”
An Austentatious Q&A
Hang on to your bonnets as we ask one question of each member of the Austentatious team.
Tony Beckton on Simon Day’s UK Tour
As Simon Day allegedly heads out on a UK tour, we speak to one of the four men actually performing in the show…
Preview: This is Going to Hurt
SOURCE: The Velvet Onion This week sees the release Adam Kay’s medical memoir, This is Going to Hurt, in which the former Mongrels and Crims writer and musical satirist revisits his seven years as a practicing Doctor. TVO took a sneak peek at the results, to find out if you should buy a copy yourselves. As journalist, author and full-time punkContinue reading “Preview: This is Going to Hurt”
Adam Miller on The Windsors
As The Windsors returns to Channel 4, we catch up with series director Adam Miller.
Ellie White & Celeste Dring on The Windsors
SOURCE: THE VELVET ONION The Windsors is currently charming audiences every Wednesday night on Channel 4, as the soap-style sitcom about the royal family is back for a second series. With a number of TVO regulars in front of and behind the camera, we thought it was high time we spoke to some of them aboutContinue reading “Ellie White & Celeste Dring on The Windsors”
Katy Wix on The Windsors
Source: The Velvet Onion This week sees the return of The Windsors to our screens, as the soap-style sitcom about the royal family is back for a second series. With a number of TVO regulars in front of and behind the camera, we thought it was high time we spoke to some of them about theContinue reading “Katy Wix on The Windsors”
Alice Lowe on Prevenge’s final push
Source: The Velvet Onion Prevenge – the directorial feature debut from Alice Lowe – is available on dvd and blu-ray now. To celebrate, TVO cornered Alice once more to talk in depth about the Prevenge experience from conception to completion. With major spoilers (you have been warned), this is the result… “It’s like the final push of labour,” Alice Lowe jokes as we catchContinue reading “Alice Lowe on Prevenge’s final push”
Review: Prevenge
SOURCE: The Velvet Onion Alice Lowe’s smash hit film Prevenge is released on DVD and Blu-Ray in the UK on 5th June, which gave TVO an ample excuse to revisit a film we’d previously called “a startling debut from an incredibly talented individual”. With the film also available to download from today, we’ve had a sneaky peek at the discs themselves, and our fresh thoughts onContinue reading “Review: Prevenge”
