354 stories by "Harry Venning"
BBC2, January 21, 9pm: Adapted by Peter Straughan from the novels by Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall is a succulent historical drama centred in and around the court of Henry VIII as he struggles to…
BBC4, January 16, 9pm.: The follow up to last year's acclaimed The Sound of Cinema, The Sound of Song is composer and musician Neil Brand's three-part exploration of popular music,…
The trend for gritty police procedurals seemed unstoppable, says Harry Venning, who peers through his magnifying glass to scrutinise this year's small-screen winners " and some culprits As u…
BBC1: Adapted by Paul Mayhew-Archer and Richard Curtis, Roald Dahl's Esio Trot stars Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench as elderly neighbours for whom the rocky road to true love is smoothed…
BBC4: An announcement system is pretty much surplus to requirements in the dressing rooms of the Nottingham Arts Theatre, as a large hole in the ceiling means actors can hear almost everythi…
BBC1, Monday, November 10 to Friday 14, 2.15pm: Created by Jimmy McGovern, Moving On is now on to its sixth series and continues to provide BBC1's less than glamorous mid-week, early af…
BBC1: BBC1's eight-part thriller The Missing takes as its starting point the disappearance of a five-year-old boy in 2006, while on holiday in France. The action alternates between the …
ITV: Has Britain's Got Talent awoken the nation's slumbering love of variety, or is it the competitive aspect of the series that attracts and enthrals millions?
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Harry Venning's verdict on the spectacular, subversive kickstart to the Glasgow games
Harry Venning’s verdict on the spectacular, subversive kickstart to the Glasgow games
Harry Venning welcomes the advent of a quality new comedy, and the return of another
Harry Venning welcomes the advent of a quality new comedy, and the return of another
Harry Venning is charmed by BBC3's Highlands-set, socially conscious musical
Based upon true events from 2005, BBC3's Glasgow Girls is a musical drama that tells the story of a group of school students whose petition to save a friend from deportation grew into a camp…
Harry Venning reviews Hugo Blick's BBC2 drama, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal
Harry Venning reviews Hugo Blick’s BBC2 drama, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal
Melvyn Bragg meets Daniel Radcliffe, feted in New York for his performance in The Cripple of Inishmaan, in The South Bank Show. Read our review here
Television formats don't come much simpler, or cheaper, than Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. Hosted by the stand-up and Jonathan Creek star, it is essentially a chat show/panel game hybrid in …
Amber is yet another downbeat detective drama – but it’s nonetheless compelling, says Harry Venning
Harry Venning assesses the final of ITV’s talent-show juggernaut and wonders whether or not to buzz
BBC iPlayer is hosting a collection of new comic films featuring well-known performers " so what’s the verdict?
Shot through with genteel, Middle England desperation, Mr Sloane is set in late-1960s Watford, and stars Nick Frost as a man struggling to come to terms with an assortment of challenges, bot…
With its third series underway, can Episodes continue its appeal? Harry Venning also reviews a profile of Lynn Barber and a new CBeebies show
The musical theatre star gets her own chat show, featuring established and young stage performers " what’s the verdict?
Our critic’s verdict on Friends star Matthew Perry’s turn as a dog-catcher in Sky Arts’ one-off story strand and James Corden’s documentary about pop star Gary Barlow
