The Latest From Joe Dolce
The Netflix series is only four episodes, but that's enough for a revealing peek at New York's insular, secretive and ultra-ultra-orthodox Satmar sect, which opposes the very existence of Israel. 'The only real Jews are Hasids,' they preach, 'even a drop of assimilation instantly disqualifies them from being a real Jew'
Aug 09 2020
19 mins
My first thought was that the queen of crime could not have ended her novel as the BBC has its adaption -- 'adaption' in this instance being very broadly defined indeed. Yet the mini-series still makes for rewarding viewing right up until the re-written final chapter. That's when the wheels fall off with a thud
Jul 04 2020
16 mins
Michael Portillo's 'Great Australian Railway Journeys', which sees him retrace George Bradshaw’s nineteenth-century journey through an emerging nation, is a delight, even for those who don't share the peculiar passion in this age of jetliners for getting there by train
Jun 06 2020
16 mins
I Said Left, at the Fork, Robert—LEFT! Two roads diverged […]
May 30 2020
1 mins
Royal Night Out Under Augustan protection, of absolute darkness, bare-arsed […]
Apr 30 2020
2 mins
Courage is being scared to death … and saddling up […]
Mar 30 2020
15 mins
Ignore the naysayers. The inspiring story of how Michelle Payne won the Melbourne Cup on 100-1 shot Prince of Penzance is likely destined, in the tradition of 'Phar Lap', to become an Australian classic
Mar 07 2020
14 mins
Dead Mother Dead mother is a doll, with a doll’s […]
Feb 28 2020
1 mins
'History seen through a half-open door' is the way writer Stephen Poliakoff describes his account of the little known and less remembered Prince John, autistic son of George V, who died in 1919. It's also a label that might well be applied to 'Summer of Rockets', a six-part BBC mini-series of twists and intrigue set in the UK of the Cold War
Feb 16 2020
23 mins