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Dated TV: But Good! ITV Granada for Asia

Agatha Christie’s Poirot(TV series 1989– ) Hickory Dickory Dock (#6.2) 103 min  -  7.4/10 Miss Lemon persuades Poirot to investigate a series of apparently minor thefts in a university hostel, but simple kleptomania soon turns to baffling homicide. Director: Andrew Grieve Writers: Agatha Christie (novel), Anthony Horowitz(dramatisation) Stars: David Suchet, Philip Jackson and Pauline Moran Original Air Date:… Read More »

Beauty isn’t on TV… or is it?

Every time I turn on the TV, I always see lots of commercials for all sorts of beauty products, such as cleansers, foundations, acne products, creams, potions… it’s amazing what cosmetic companies try to plug… But the more amazing thing is the disingenuous advertising claims that the manufacturers try to demonstrate: showing models using these products to get… Read More »