Interview

Thomas Turgoose: From Skinhead to Jarhead

Charlotte Lytton talks to This is England star Thomas Turgoose about growing up in the spotlight. When This is England took the silver screen by storm in 2006, its young star, Thomas Turgoose, immediately became the poster boy for a lost generation. Playing the role of disillusioned pre-teen skinhead, Shaun, Thomas was quickly propelled to...

Review

Bored of the hordes

There was a time when fresh, original drama was at the forefront of British television. But not only has the incessant output of programming put a stop to that, but now competing channels are running virtually identical shows. And the subject of these fascinating, side-by-side documentaries? Hoarding. Yes, that’s correct, people too lazy to walk...

Review

Missing: Channel4′s Ethics!

When reality TV first hit our screens with Big Brother it was exciting and new; yet now with Made in Chelsea, TOWIE and countless other dating shows the channels seem to be becoming a bit desperate to come up with something different. Step forward Channel4’s The Undateables, a dating show with a twist. Here Charlotte...

Interview

Redbrick gets In the Loop with Chris Addison

Hi, Chris! How did you get into stand-up comedy? When I left the University of Birmingham, what I really wanted to do was to direct plays. About a year after college graduation I wanted something creative to do, so I ended up doing stand-up, because it’s the simplest thing you can do, in terms of...

Film

Interview: Fran Kranz

Charlotte Lytton talks Shakespeare and the joy of Joss Whedon with the Dollhouse actor You’re most recognisable from Dollhouse. What was it like working on such a popular show? It was great. It was my life for a good two years. The friends I made there are friends for life and obviously my relationship with...

Sports

Sport Thoughts

Why are women so undervalued in sport? Redbrick legends Charlotte Lytton and Anna Hughes explore the reasons behind the polarity in the media’s coverage of men’s and women’s sport. You’d be forgiven for not realizing that the British netball team is currently ranked third in the world. In fact, after finishing first in the 2011...