A love letter to RuPaul’s Drag Race

If you have never seen RuPaul’s Drag Race, then you need to lock yourself in a room, sign up to Netflix and get comfy.

It’s fabulous, and I am obsessed with it. For those of you who haven’t seen it, it’s essentially a mashup of Project Runway and America’s Next Top Model…but for drag queens, obviously.

It features the beauty that is Mr RuPaul as head judge who is either looking fierce in drag…

…or seriously dapper in one of his many smart suits:

It also features the one and only Michelle Visage – my personal favourite from this years CBB:

Who you can always rely on to tell it like it is…

Each episode involves challenges, and then a final runway. The losing queens each week then have to lip sync for their liiiiiives

And then the losers have to sashay away 😦

The queens themselves are amazing, of course

There’s always a good guest judge too…

And there’s plenty of shade being thrown, just to spice things up

Really, how can you not love it? If you’re in the UK then you can watch it Seasons 1-6 on Netflix. Season 7 is being shown in the US at the moment and technically isn’t available here yet…but that’s OK, cus if you haven’t seen it before you’ve got 6 wonderful seasons to catch up on (I would start with season 6 and work backwards). I love it and I hope you will too.

I’m gonna end this post with some words of wisdom from Ru, & hope you enjoyed my GIF overload!

 

All GIFs from giphy.com

21 Reasons Why You Should Definitely Watch Crufts 2015

Crufts is one of the TV highlights of the year (second only to the wonder that is Eurovision). It’s the worlds largest dog show, hosted by The Kennel Club with over 28,000 dogs taking part every year. If you haven’t watched it before, then I highly reccommend you tune in because dogs are THE BEST. If you need some persuading, here’s some reasons why:

1. Tiny dogs 

2. Huge dogs

3. Fluffy dogs

4. Dogs with dreadlocks

5. Dogs with better hair than you

6. Dogs with hardly any hair at all 

7. Dogs in raincoats

8. Dogs having the time of their lives jumping…

9 …and running on ramps…

10. …and weaving in and out of poles…

11. …and coming through tunnels! 

12. Doggy kisses

13. Dogs that change people’s lives

14. Patriotic dogs

15. Celebrity dog lovers

16. Dog breeds you probably haven’t seen before

17. Doggy dancing

18. Dogs with a cooler onesie than you

19. Dogs and owners with matching outfits

20. Wrinkly dogs that you just want to cuddle

21. And finally, the lovely Clare Balding who presents the show – the voice of all great TV events 

So make sure you don’t miss out on the greatest celebration of our four-legged friends – it starts Thursday 5th March on More4, 6.30pm and will be on over the weekend.

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Review: Arthur and George, ep 1

The first episode of ITV’s new 3-part drama, Arthur and George, aired this evening. It stars Martin Clunes as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who forms a friendship with George Edelji (played by Arsher Ali). George has recently been released from prison having been convicted of mutilating horses (and threatening to do the same to children), and the story follows his journey to clear his name.

Today’s episode featured a round-up of the original story of George’s case, and Arthur beginning his investigations into the case. Although it was a little slow to start, it had plenty of mystery. It’s nice to see Martin Clunes not playing Doc Martin for a change; some people on Twitter complained about his Scottish accent but as a born and bred southerner it sounded Scottish enough to me…

Frustratingly, the sound levels were quite poor – and the music over the top of speech was quite loud! Always makes a drama less enjoyable when you have to strain to hear what’s going on…

I’ll include the trailer below – I found it a little bit creepier than the trailer lets on, but if you like that sort of weird Edwardian/Victorian esque mystery (lots of mist, shadowy figures, symbolic dead animals, creepy dolls) then you’ll probably enjoy this. I also enjoyed the romantic subplot between Arthur and his “friend” Miss Leckie, which provides some needed light relief. I think I’ll probably tune in for next week’s episode, but mainly because I can’t cope with an unsolved mystery. All in all, I felt it was pretty average – it wasn’t the worst drama I’ve seen but it certainly isn’t the best. What did you think?

TV To Look Forward To – March 2015

There are a few programs coming up in March that I definitely won’t be missing, and I think they’ll be worth tuning in for:

1. Ordinary Lies

I cannot find any definite scheduling times/dates for this drama, but I’ve heard it  should be appearing on screens at some point in March 2015…will update if I find out!

It stars Jason Manford, Michelle Keegan and Sally Lindsay among others, and explores how just a little white lie can spiral out of control and have huge consequences. I’m really interested to see how this one pans out, and looking forward to seeing Jason Manford in an acting role.

2. DCI Banks

Wednesday 4th March, 9pm, ITV1

Returning for its fourth season, with Stephen Tompkinson playing the title role. The DCI Banks books are some of my favourites, and I love a good detective show, so can’t wait for this!

3. Comic Relief 2015

Friday 13th March, 7pm, BBC1

The best way to brighten up a scary Friday 13th is to get funny for money! Always a good watch, and for an amazing cause – make sure to tune in (and donate if you can!).

4. Crufts 2015 

Starts Thursday 5th March, 6.30pm, More4

I am a huge dog lover, and I have a lot of love for Crufts. I’ve got a whole other blog post planned on this so I’m not going to go into much detail here, but if you have love for cute, fluffy, four-legged animals then this will be your kind of thing.

So there’s four programs I’ll be trying not to miss this month – I’m sure there are many more starting that I don’t know about/have forgotten, so let me know if you know of any good ‘uns.

February TV Favourites

My top 5 favourite TV moments from February 2015:

1. The Secret Life of a Four Year Old: This Channel 4 program was adorable and hilarious in equal measure. It followed a group of four year olds in a nursery setting, to see how they interact with each other when adults aren’t around. It included some very funny moments and some huge characters. I could definitely do with more than one episode of this.

2. Celebrity Big Brother Final: After one of the most explosive CBB series ever, it boiled down to the battle of the Katie’s: Hopkins vs. Price. Obviously the wrong one won – Katie Price was the most boring contestant in the whole series. Say what you like about Mrs Hopkins, at least she provided some entertainment.

3. Return of Gogglebox: I’m just happy to have Sandy & Sandra, Steph & Dom, Leon & June and the rest of the gang back on my screens. It’s one of the funniest TV programs on at the moment.

4. The Gift: My current favourite tear-jerker. If you haven’t seen it, it involves Matt Baker and Mel Giedroyc helping people to trace down people they want to thank or apologise to – it’s a bit like Long Lost Family but with people who aren’t related. So far, I’ve cried at every episode and I LOVE it.

5. That fall: 

I’m sorry Madonna, but that was hilarious. And Twitter practically exploded.