Sunday 7 December 2008

TV

Little Dorrit
Part 12 (of 14)
Delayed from Thursday. Finally, someone stands up to Mr Dorrit a bit and Mrs Clenham is -- for a moment -- likable. Both of those things occurred within the same scene, incidentally.

Outnumbered
2x04 Episode 4
After a lull in the last few episodes this was a spectacular return to form. Karen has to be one of the finest comic characters ever, and certainly the sweetest.

Top Gear
12x06 (7/12/08 edition)
Best. Road. Test. Ever. "What if I'm chased through a shopping centre by baddies driving a Corvette?" And if you thought they couldn't top that... D-Day 2! Most entertaining.

Fiction

Winter Story by Jill Barklem
[2nd read]