Category Archives: TV review

Why Succession failed me – just

Posted on 8 July 2023 by Stephen

I have been trying to put my finger on why I have found Succession — HBO’s must-see series about fictional US media mogul Logan Roy and his dysfunctional family — to be at once utterly compelling and annoyingly dissatisfying. The … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in TV review | Comments Off on Why Succession failed me – just

Digital culture: my so-called week

Posted on 19 October 2014 by Stephen

My week, my cultural week, started last Sunday when I found time to complete my listening of Radio 4’s five-part series on Dorothy Hodgkin, an extraordinary scientist who was brought vividly to life through readings of her letters. Hearing the … Continue reading →

Posted in History of Science, Science & Art, TV review | Comments Off on Digital culture: my so-called week

A television programme about the second law of thermodynamics

Posted on 20 October 2012 by Stephen

CP Snow must be doing cartwheels in his grave. The BBC has made a beautiful, intelligent film about the second law of thermodynamics. You only have until Tuesday 30th Oct* to catch it on iPlayer and you should. Presented by … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC, Entropy, History of Science, jim Al Khalili, Science & Media, TV review | Comments Off on A television programme about the second law of thermodynamics

Artful History

Posted on 28 April 2011 by Stephen

“There have been times in the history of man when the earth seems suddenly to have grown warmer… I don’t put that forward as a scientific proposition, but the fact remains that three or four times in history man has … Continue reading →

Posted in Art history, Civilisation, Kenneth Clark, Science & Media, TV review, Wow | Comments Off on Artful History