Stories By Jem Bloomfield

Movies & TV
The Thick of It Recap – Series 3, Episode 7
April 20, 2026In other words, he’s committed a terrible crime, not by stealing information, but by stealing attention....

Movies & TV
The Thick of It Recap – Series 3, Episode 8
April 18, 2026Tucker’s resignation is the two-headed calf or woman giving birth to rabbits of the modern era:...

Television
Merlin Recap: ‘Lancelot and Guinevere’ (Season 2, Episode 4)
April 17, 2026One of the real points of interest in Merlin is watching the way the show takes...

Movies & TV
Merlin Recap: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (Season 2, Episode 5)
April 17, 2026At first glance it seems absolutely obvious what is going on here: to whit, some pretty...

Movies & TV
Twenty Twelve — Season 1, Episode 2
April 15, 2026It rather sums up the problem which I noted last episode (and which will appear even...

Movies & TV
Twenty Twelve — Season 1, Episode 1
April 15, 2026Still, nice to know the BBC’s independence is sufficiently robust (despite the continual brickbats cast at...

Television
Twenty Twelve — Season 1, Episode 3
April 15, 2026There’s a fine line between criticising a show and simply describing the show you think it...

Television
Merlin Recap: ‘Beauty and the Beast II’ (Season 2, Episode 6)
April 15, 2026“Fair is foul and foul is fair” as the witches in Macbeth chant. The only person...

Movies & TV
Twenty Twelve Recap — Season 1, Episode 4
April 14, 2026But this is the source of Boris’ power (the power pertaining to Alexander Boris de Pfeffel...

Movies & TV
Twenty Twelve Recap — Season 1, Episode 5
April 14, 2026One of the key questions they’ve agreed to ask the candidates is what exactly they think...














