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Film review: Downton Abbey
In 2015, after six seasons and a few Christmas specials, Downton Abbey came to an end, with Victoria subsequently replacing it as ITV’s big period drama. But of course, we have a real difficulty letting things go in this day … Continue reading
Downton Abbey: That’s All, Folks (Well, Almost)
A warning to any Americans reading this: spoilers! For the past eight Sundays, I’ve been faithfully watching the sixth series of Downton Abbey – which also happens to be the last ever series, aside from the upcoming Christmas special to … Continue reading
Update: landing on a comet and reaching 25,000 words
On Philae I spent Wednesday constantly checking for updates on the progress of the Philae comet lander, with the BBC happily setting up a live feed to make it easy. It was a day of tense moments: first we had to … Continue reading
Has Downton Abbey lost its charm?
So, the fifth series of Downton Abbey is now two episodes in. I’ve been faithfully watching it, and will continue to do so – but for the most part, it’s been confirming what I suspected after Series 4: this show’s best … Continue reading