Articles by Tom Slater
Review and trailer : The Pacific
It may be because WWII is once again in vogue, it may have something to do with the fact that these two geezers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks are executive producers, but HBO’s new mini-series The Pacific has become one of the fabled ‘television events of the year’. Building on the legacy of the 2001 [...]
Opinion : Pre-election, we need stronger political TV
Political satire is one of the most incisive and powerful forms of TV comedy. At its best, it can spark a moment of profound realisation, and in doing so elevate comedy to the status of art. Every year, television schedulers present plenty of inane sketch shows, sitcoms and panel shows for us to swallow, but [...]
