Boats and bombs
A Netflix winner, a Netflix disappointment and a classic American hero on Amazon Prime
Killer thrillers
The creators of Gangs of London could learn a lot from SAS Rogue Heroes
Ends of empires
Two compulsive, immersive and vivid end-of-empire series
Eastern promise
Three worthy TV shows now streaming that allow you to zip around the world with a few clicks
Mining the past
There is a deep appetite among Britain’s television audience for dramas that tackle complicated social issues
Spook and crook
Research and authenticity are at the centre of these two series
Class viewing
The contrast between the lives of the boxers in “Fight School” and those portrayed in “Anatomy of A Scandal” could not be sharper
Passed-by spies
Spy show depicts the insecurity service
Dress rehearsal
A 2015 comedy starring Volodymyr Zelensky is now showing on Channel 4
Turkish delight
Sir Simon Milton is one of the men who destroyed London
International Society for Libdem Consciousness
It’s a cult, but at least it’s one of the cheerful ones
Imagine there’s no Gove
Who’s in the room matters, and there were some which would have been better off without Michael Gove
The eternal lockdown of the soul
Lockdown-lifers have become a key tool of the state
Why the Conservatives will be anti-woke
Standing up to the thought police is key to making change
Carole Cadwalladr’s conspiracy theory
The feverish paranoia obscures valid questions
Kemi Badenoch is a useful idiot
The former Secretary of State has a track record of advancing woke regulations
The iconoclast’s last defence
Artistic excuses for Just Stop Oil are confused and opportunistic
Against autumn
Throw away your Pumpkin Spice Lattes
In defence of the incredulous stare
To argue is to indulge in a practice, with all that this entails
Two-tier immigration?
Britain has its border priorities out of whack
Death by a thousand cuts
The near-invisibility of the Proms on BBC TV is a symptom of the collapse of public service broadcasting in Britain
