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Spanish Princess review

The Spanish Princess (2019)

Spanish Princess review

Catherine of Aragon travels to England to meet her husband by proxy, Arthur, Prince of Wales, heir apparent of Henry VII of England. When Arthur dies suddenly, her destiny as the one who will bring peace between Spain and England seems in doubt, until she sets her sights on Prince Henry

Destination Downing Street 1957

Destination Downing Street (1957)

Destination Downing Street 1957

Lost short-lived BBC spy thriller in which a team of experts in various fields are brought together by the Prime Minister to defeat ruthless saboteurs

The Jetsons

The Jetsons (1962)

The Jetsons

Hanna-Barbera's animated series that followed The Flinstones - turning stone age into space age seemed a simple enough task. But how did it go down with the television audience of the day?

The White Princess

The White Princess (2017)

The White Princess

The marriage of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York effectively ends the Wars of the Roses by uniting the houses of Lancaster and York, in this historical drama starring upcoming star Jodie Comer

Boy Dominic

Boy Dominic / Dominic (1974)

Boy Dominic

The setting is Yorkshire in the year 1820 and the realisation that the well-to-do Bullman family are about to have their world torn apart...

The Caves of Steel

The Caves of Steel (1964)

The Caves of Steel

Lost BBC production of an Isaac Asimov tale concerning an investigation which follows the murder of a robot specialist

La Femme Musketeer

La Femme Musketeer (2004)

La Femme Musketeer

D'Artagnan's daughter Valentine and the three sons of her father's three legendary musketeer comrades must team up to rescue King Louis XIV's fiancée who's been kidnapped

Sky TV series 1975

Sky (1975)

Sky TV series 1975

A stranded alien needs to return home before the forces of nature overpower him. Thought provoking 1970s science fiction series

Toast of London

Toast of London (2012)

Toast of London

An eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past, spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on stage

Children of the Stones

Children of the Stones (1977)

Children of the Stones

Matthew Brake and his astrophysicist father Adam move to Milbury, a village framed by an ancient stone circle. But all is not right in Milbury. The stones emit a strange power

The Midnight Men tv series 1964

The Midnight Men (1964)

The Midnight Men tv series 1964

In 1913, a naïve farmer in the Balkan states becomes involved in political intrigue, including a deadly assassination attempt

Thorndyke

Thorndyke (1964)

Thorndyke

Edwardian murder-mystery series in which the first real forensic scientist of detective fiction is put to the test

Space Dandy

Space Dandy (2014)

Space Dandy

Japanese science fiction anime television series featuring the cosmic and comic adventures of a handsome space explorer tasked to tour the universe and discover new alien beings

Bullseye TV game show

Bullseye (1981)

Bullseye TV game show

Darts based game show that at its peak enjoyed an audience of nearly 17 million viewers in a late Sunday afternoon slot

Wild, Wild Women tv series

Wild, Wild Women (1968)

Wild, Wild Women tv series

In the post Victorian era a group of working-class women are discovering a feisty new spirit as their thoughts turn to the suffrage movement

The Legend of Vox Machina

The Legend of Vox Machina (2022)

The Legend of Vox Machina

A band of eight unlikely heroes, find themselves on a quest to save the realm of Exandria from dark magical forces in this animated series that was originally funded via Kickstarter

The Simpsons Television Heaven review

The Simpsons (1989)

The Simpsons Television Heaven review

Described as the most daring network television series of the 1990s, 'The Simpsons', the longest-running American animated series, American sitcom, and scripted primetime television series, continues to parody American culture, television, and society in general

The Queens Champion

The Queens Champion (1958)

The Queens Champion

Loyalty and treason on the eve of the Armada in this eight-part BBC serial featuring some of television's best known names

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By (1992)

As Time Goes By

Two former lovers meet unexpectedly after not having been in contact for 38 years. Their time for romance has passed - or has it?

House of Cards USA

House of Cards (USA) (2013)

House of Cards USA

Based on the BBC miniseries of the same name, House of Cards follows Francis Underwood, the politician's politician - masterful, beguiling, charismatic and ruthless

It's Ulrika

It's Ulrika (1997)

It's Ulrika

One-off sketch show showcasing the comic talents of Ulrika Jonsson, written by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer and starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams

University Challenge

University Challenge (1962)

University Challenge

The inter-university quiz, first launched in 1962, in which some of the sharpest undergraduate minds in the country battle it out, has become part of the national culture

Mr. Pye 1986 C4

Mr. Pye (1986)

Mr. Pye 1986 C4

A retired bank manager has embarked on a private crusade: a mission to bring peace and love to a tired and cynical world. Unfortunately, he unwittingly unleashes the forces of good and evil!

Cowboy Bebop 1998

Cowboy Bebop (1998)

Cowboy Bebop 1998

A band of outcasted misfits travel aimlessly through a colonized solar system in the year 2071. The show that arguably influenced director Quentin Tarantino, who drew from it in his film "Kill Bill: Vol. 1"

Your Hit Parade tv series

Your Hit Parade (1950)

Your Hit Parade tv series

Early TV music series that highlighted the top tunes of the day - billed as "America’s Barometer of Song" - the series gave rise to the term 'Hit Parade'