Episodes
James reviews Doctor Who on BBC1, Belle Gibson: The Search for Instagram’s Worst Con Artist on ITV1 and Comedy Legends: The Marx Brothers on Sky arts.
James is much taken by a chap with two hearts, spots an anomaly between documentaries about an Oz Instagram fraudster and remembers why the Marx brothers (well, most of them, much of the time) could be laugh out loud funny. The image for this episode...
James reviews The Footage Detectives on talking pictures TV, Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly on 5* and Reach for the Sky (1957) on Film4
James (sort of) enjoys a nostalgia fest, probably says too much about dogs (he's a dog fan) and - uncharacteristically - has a go at different voices and even rubbish sound effects when reviewing a WW2 biopic. By the way, the image for this episode w...
James reviews South America with Simon Reeve on Yesterday and The Shanghai Job (2017), on Great! Movies
James is saddened by what is happening in South America and is lost for words over a formulaic action/thriller so terrible he has to stop reviewing and spout out some pretentious crap instead. The image for this episode was generated by a free AI ima...
James reviews Police Interceptors on Channel 5,Soldier, Soldier on Drama, Have I Got News for You on BBC1 and Naked Attraction on E4.
James spreads his acid wit on a series he hates, thinks highly of a drama, is totally bemused by things on display and considers the decline of an old stager. By the way, the unsatisfactory image for this episode was generated by a free AI image gene...
James Reviews a Jack Ryan Movie on E4, 'The Brokenwood Mysteries' on Drama and 'The 1% club' on ITV1
James has quite a good evening watching a formulaic thriller where people run around a lot, a New Zealand based light(ish) police drama and a gameshow with some questions he could answer. The image for this episode was generated by a free AI image ge...
James reviews 'Civilisation' on BBC4, 'Young Sheldon' on E4 and 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' on Sky Arts
James is not much impressed with 2 out of 3 programs out of two dinosaurs from 60 years ago and a new(ish) modern spin off. The image for this episode was generated with the prompt: a painting of the silhouette of a man in front of a henge type stone...
James reviews 'Star Trek: Voyager', 'Race Across the World' and 'Taskmaster'
James has differing reactions to a couple of game shows (?) he's never seen, and a series he's not dropped in on since Kirk and Spock ruled the universe. The image for this episode was generated by a free AI image generator with the prompt: a colourf...
James Reviews 'Joy Of Painting with Bob Ross' ‘Cellar Club with Caroline Munro’ and 3 maybe films.
He quite enjoys the painting one, and Caroline Munro knows how to do things, but as for the films .. there's a creepy version of 'the turn of the ' that doesn't quite work and a couple for the small hours, one better than expected. the image for this...
James reviews 'The Mist,' 'Dr. Pimple Popper' and 'Dinosaur'
James finds 'Dinosaur' brilliant, 'The Mist' rubbish and 'Dr. Pimple Popper' so-so. The image for this episode was generated with the prompt: 'a stark painting of a dinosaur covered in very very large zits in a heavy fog.'
James reviews 'Defiance: Fighting the Far Right (2/3)', 'Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies' and 'Columbo'
Hurrah! James actually likes(?) two documentaries, one hard hitting, the other a Beeb stew of 'Inform', 'educate' and 'entertain' plus a crumbled comfort watch. the image for this episode was generated by a free AI image generator with the prompt: a ...
James reviews 'The Great Fog of 1952' and 'The Dam Busters'
For once, James likes a channel 5 documentary about the smog that killed thousands, and wallows in nostalgia (and why not?) over the film about the bouncing bomb. The image for this episode was generated by a free AI image generator with the prompt: ...
James reviews The underdog: Josh must win on E4 and Mary Queen of Scots on BB2
In his usual unique, sometimes acerbic way, James reviews: 'The underdog: Josh must win' on E4 and the film 'Mary Queen of Scots' on BB2 That’s what looks like a fun take off of a reality TV show and a dramatised documentary film about one of the mor...
James reviews Celebrity Gogglebox and 2 episodes of The Twilight Zone
James is not keen on Gogglebox (and how!) but cuts some slack for the 60+ year old The Twilight Zone The image for this episode was generated by a free AI image maker with the prompt: a Van Gough painting of a mysterious TV abandoned in a creepy land...
James reviews 'Passenger' on ITV1 and 'Building off the grid: Yurts So Good' on Dmax.
In his usual acerbic, unique way James reviews a new 6 parter on Channel 5, where something dangerous seems to be lurking in the woods and a documentary about a couple building a circular tent in the wilds of Montana, where the wildlife includes bear...
James reviews 'Coma' on Channel 5 and 'Dr. No' on ITV 4
In his usual; acerbic and irreverent way James Brook reviews: 'Coma' a new 4 part drama on Channel 5, which advertises itself as menacing and tense, and 'Dr. No' the very first Bond movie, that advertises itself as the very first bond movie. The ima...
James reviews Wonka: The Scandal That Rocked Britain and Garage Sale Mysteries: The Pandora’s Box Murders.
In his usual unapologetic manner, James reviews a jaw-droppingly dire chocolaty experience and a do it by numbers mystery from the states. By the way, the image for this episode was generated by a free AI image generator with the prompt: A colourful,...
James reviews 'Find it, Fix it, Flog it' and 'Open House: the great experiment'
Reviews of stuff being fixed and of people wanting to meet strangers. The image for this episode was generated by a free AI image generator with the prompt: 'a man and a woman embracing on a wonky table' only why she's got 3 legs is a mystery.
James reviews 'Alan Titchmarsh's Gardening Club' and 4 others
James Brook reviews: Alan Titchmarsh’s Gardening Club (Series 1 Episode 1), on ITV1 Dress to Impress (Series 1 Episode 9), on ITV2 The Rise and Fall of Boris Johnson (episodes 1 & 2) on Channel 4 Paranormal Caught on Camera (Series 6 Episo...
James reviews 'The Apprentice' and 3 others.
This time: The Apprentice on BBC1, Thursday February 22nd The Hotel Inspector on Quest, Saturday February 24th Mission Impossible on Film4, Sunday February 25th Our Flag Means Death on BBC2, Monday February 26 and next time: Alan Titchmarsh’s...