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Frozen Planet plays cruel trick on viewers

HMY heart was in my mouth as the dozens of Adelie penguins scuttled over the ice, desperate to escape the killer whales.Read

Emmerdale spoilers from November 7

IT’S the last straw (excuse the farming pun) when John discovers Moira has been rolling in the hay with Cain. He lashes out, then orders his wife to pack her bags.Read

Downton Abbey reaches emotional finale

IT may not have been quite so joyously entertaining as the first series, but Downton Abbey has still been great Sunday night viewing.Read

Coronation Street spoilers from November 7

REMEMBER how moving it was when Wellard died in EastEnders? I have a horrible feeling we’re going to be traumatised again, now that soap’s most lovable dog has fallen ill.Read

EastEnders spoilers from November 7

GET out now Jane, while you still can!Read

What will your verdict be on Julie Walters' drama The Jury?

WE just don’t get to see enough of Julie Walters on TV, so make the most of this bumper role for the Midland actress.Read

Young Apprentice candidates are determined and focused

HTHEY may have raised the lower age limit on Young Apprentice, but Mahamed Awale looked about 12 and as if he was wearing his father’s shiny suit.Read

Frozen Planet is what TV was invented for

HOH, to be so alluring that males would follow me for days, thrilled at my very scent.Read

EastEnders spoilers from October 31

FISTS fly when Yusef hands Christian the results of the DNA test on baby Yasmin. When they say Syed isn’t the dad, all hell breaks loose. Amira is confused and upset and refuses to take another test, so Christian accuses her of hiding something – and she lunges at him, scratching his face.Read

Misfits returns with a new leading man and new powers

IT may be foul-mouthed and rather rude, but Misfits is one of the best dramas on TV.Read

Will anyone ever beat The Cube?

IT would take nerves of steel and incredible hand to eye co-ordination, but it should be possible for someone to beat The Cube.Read

Coronation Street spoilers from October 31

LOOK who’s back in Corrie – and about time too, just when we were starting to forget all about them, and just when Carla is in dire need of help.Read

Emmerdale spoilers from October 31

NOW this is what Emmerdale needs, some law and order.Read

How background music can ruin a TV programme

AS Stephen Mangan, Alison Steadman and Sue Perkins strolled across stunning Welsh scenery in their lovely, gentle BBC2 series All Roads Lead Home, they pondered what music would be played over the pictures.Read

Celebrity MasterChef contestants aren't exactly the cream of the crop

HMORE rousing music and competitive cooking on Celebrity MasterChef, which has been another great series, only marred by the bad scheduling in the afternoon.Read

Emmerdale spoilers from October 24

THEY say that everyone loves a bad boy, and they don’t get much worse than Cain Dingle. Not content with getting teenagers pregnant, he works his dubious charms on Moira. When he winds her up, she slaps him, but another row ends with them kissing – and more.Read

Ben Miller is a cop in paradise

AS the nights get considerably more chilly, what we need is to be transported to the sunshine of a Caribbean island for a fun, feelgood crime caper.Read

Coronation Street spoilers from October 24

OH John, we’ve been here before, haven’t we?Read

Precocious candidates on Young Apprentice

WHAT was called Junior Apprentice has now been renamed Young, presumably because the candidates aren’t really kids.Read

EastEnders spoilers from October 23

HANG on a minute, aren’t you gay, Ben? What was the point of going through all the heartache of coming out if you’re going to sleep with Lola?Read

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