Resting on the Laurels of the Doctor

Note: there are no actual spoilers in this post, but there is some speculation about this month’s Christmas Special of Doctor Who in the last paragraph. I have a confession to make: I don’t entirely get Doctor Who. It’s not that I don’t like it; I’ve watched pretty much every episode that has been aired… Continue reading Resting on the Laurels of the Doctor

Borgen: how realistic is it?

I’ve spent this weekend catching up with Borgen and probably reading about it a bit too much. In particular, this critical review by Rachel Cooke came to my attention yesterday via political academic Stuart Wilks-Heeg’s twitter feed, prompting this exchange: @stuartwilksheeg What’s weird is that she slags off the stronger of those two episodes. She’s… Continue reading Borgen: how realistic is it?