In this video I take a deep dive into Billy Liar (1963), a classic of British cinema that blends comedy, drama, and fantasy in a uniquely powerful way. Directed by John Schlesinger and starring Tom Courtenay and Julie Christie, Billy Liar tells the story of a young man stuck in a dead-end job in post-war […]

In this deep-dive review, I revisit V for Vendetta – the powerful political action thriller based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. Set in a dystopian UK ruled by a totalitarian regime, the film explores themes of freedom, resistance, and the power of ideas. Join me as I break down the

In this episode of The Channel I take a look at the final season of The Tomorrow People, a four-part serial called War of the Empires and first broadcast in the UK in 1979. The result of a script with two re-writes, just four days shooting in the studio, and a possible commentary on British

First broadcast in 2001, and featuring just 13 episodes before it was axed, The Lone Gunmen is a must-watch TV series – if only for the number of fictional plots that became a reality.

In this edition of The Channel I step back to 1968/1970 to take a look at Land of the Giants. A classic Irwin Allen series that placed the crew and passengers of a spacecraft on a planet where everything is bigger than on Earth. Huge props, big ideas, camera tricks, and no computer graphics.

The original Prisoner series starring Patrick McGoohan is still compulsive viewing despite it first airing in 1967. In this review, Steve Hart takes a look at the show that is as mind boggling today as it was almost 50 years ago. All in 12 minutes too!

The Owl Service was first broadcast during the UK winter of 1969-1970 and features the confusing tale of three teenagers on holiday in rural Wales. They get embroiled in a local legend involving a lady made of flowers, an ancient standing stone, and a tea service with an image of what looks like owls on

Timeslip was first broadcast in the UK in 1970. The four-part series shot two kids – Liz and Simon – back and forth through time as they fought to save planet earth. While recorded in colour, all but one survive as black and white episodes. Take a trip back to 1970 and 1971 and re-live

From modest beginnings to becoming a household name in the UK, comedy actor Tony Selby enjoyed a career that included stage, TV, and motion pictures. This profile is a clip from my review of Ace of Wands, the show that gave Tony his big TV break.

Children of the Stones is a scary children’s TV serial produced by HTV and first broadcast in 1977. It follows father and son (Adam and Mathew Brake) as they arrive in the Wiltshire village of Avebury to study Neolithic standing stones. There, they find the villagers under a mysterious spell. Stars Gareth Thomas (Blake’s 7)

In the latest episode of The Channel I’m reviewing a cult movie that looks like it was made in the sixties, but was actually made in the mid-1980s. This classic film, loaded with one-liners and laugh-out-loud scenes, features the first motion picture appearances of Richard E Grant and Paul McGann. It flopped when it was

Many of us who watched the Ace of Wands when it was first broadcast have fond memories of the show, unfortunately, when it comes to the first two series – that’s basically all we have.  Of the show’s 46 episodes, first broadcast in the UK from 1970 to 1972, only 20 remain. And I think