Truth is stranger than fiction in this ‘truth no-one’ era

Is Homeland merely throwaway Sunday-night entertainment, or could it be something more sinister? Is there a mainstream-media conspiracy to churn out “Russiaphobic” propaganda and reboot the Cold War?

The Good Fight season two, episode four (Day 429): family values

Lucca’s disastrous recent sartorial choices are explained, and the scope of Diane’s “fuck-it-all” extravaganza widens.

The Good Fight season two, episode three (Day 422): Tequila buffet

Let’s focus on Maia and Marissa’s delightful blossoming friendship, because the rest of this episode was really not great.

The Good Fight season two, episode two (Day 415): the end of the road

A surprise witness! Another surprise witness! Another surprise witness! And finally a resolution to Maia’s sticky pickle.

The Good Fight season two, episode one (Day 408): trouble and strife

Fresh battle lines are drawn, a partner becomes a rival, and a newly steely Maia is standing up for herself – let’s go! Fight fight fight!

Contrary to what Dugdale’s defenders would have us believe, list MSPs do important work

No-one who’s been criticising the former Labour leader is trying to suggest she’s Batman, and that Lothian is in danger of being seized by garish super-villains as a direct consequence of her absence. They’re surely just suggesting she might have, you know, a real job?

Channel 4’s Eden wasn’t a failure – here’s what we can learn from it

As a TV programme, Eden failed. But as an experiment it succeeded in showing how how right-wing ideology conflicts with the aim of building a cohesive community.

Eden: Paradise Lost (Channel 4) episode five: burn the witch

The madwoman-in-the-attic trope is our Christmas gift from the self-proclaimed “Valley Boys” of Eden.

Eden: Paradise Lost (Channel 4) episode four: kill the pigs

The lazy comparisons with Lord of the Flies started before any of these new episodes were shown, but there are two key reasons why we need a new reference point. One, just because the female population of Eden has greatly reduced in number, that doesn’t mean the women are merely a side note in a

Eden: Paradise Lost (Channel 4) episode three: too many mugs

After failing at the “boy job” of chopping logs and losing his number one fan, cameraman Oli sets his sights on Anton.