Posts about t.v.
Silent Mulder
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We’re loving the long-awaited new series of The X-Files. Just the right balance of humour and sci-fi, with much of the over-done conspiracy of the latter seasons having been suppressed or explained away in the interim. Scully’s emotional regret at having her son adopted is heart-felt and touching. But why isn’t Mulder, the father, commenting when she talks
Doctor Who has been sending chills up my spine since I was a teenager. And the trailer for the next series looks as if it may be great. Although I agree with Thomas Capon: give the Daleks a rest, for goodness sake!
Funky Kitchen Club website
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Remembering my work in 2008 on Swiss t.v.’s Funky Kitchen Club.
Secret Britain
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A new BBC travel programme seeks out lesser-known spots in the British Isles, starting this evening.
Treasure Hunt
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Kenneth Kendall hosts a British t.v. game show from the 1980s, in which Anneka Rice chases around the Swiss Bernese Oberland in a helicopter.
Portillo in Switzerland
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Fans of Switzerland and train travel in the Alps shouldn’t miss a recent episode of Great Continental Railway Journeys by the BBC.
Avalanches on demand
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A clip from BBC series Human Planet, showing avalanche control of the mountains near Grindelwald in Switzerland.
