Skip to content

Imogen is Reading and Watching the World: On Books, Film, Art & More

I'm a UK-based editor for a major publisher. I'm making it my off-duty duty to experience FIVE books, FIVE films, art, TV, music and food from every country in the world (where feasible). See drop down menus for my progress.

  • Reviews by country/topic
  • Monthly finds
  • About Me
  • A List of My Unread Books
  • Home

Tag Archives: television

TV review: Drama series The Newsreader (Australia)

Excellent Australian series set in an ’80s newsroom

Posted byimogenglad17th Feb 2023Posted intelevisionTags: australia, Far East South Asia and Australasia, LGBT, LGBTQ, prize-winners, television, The Newsreader, tv seriesLeave a comment on TV review: Drama series The Newsreader (Australia)

Servant of the People (Ukrainian TV show)

I watched Zelenskiy’s “Servant of the People”, and I’m glad I did

Posted byimogenglad12th Mar 202213th Mar 2022Posted intelevisionTags: conflict, dystopia, Europe, european television, television, TV, tv series, tv show, ukraine, warLeave a comment on Servant of the People (Ukrainian TV show)

Japanese TV series Aggretsuko

Cute, funny and relatable Japanese anime

Posted byimogenglad1st Feb 20221st Feb 2022Posted intelevisionTags: Aggretsuko, animation, anime, Far East South Asia and Australasia, japan, Japan month, Japanuary, Retsuku, television4 Comments on Japanese TV series Aggretsuko

Turkish TV show Ethos (Bir Başkadır)

An emotionally involving, well-reviewed Turkish television series currently screening on Netflix in the UK – Ethos (Bir Başkadır)

Posted byimogenglad10th Dec 202112th Dec 2021Posted intelevisionTags: Asia, Bir Başkadır, Ethos, Europe, Istanbul, middle east, subtitled television, television, Turkey, Turkey month, Turkish television2 Comments on Turkish TV show Ethos (Bir Başkadır)

Turkey month

An introduction to my end of year challenge – coinciding more or less with the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas – it’s Turkey month! Anything for a bad pun…

Posted byimogenglad24th Nov 202120th Dec 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags: art, Asia, books, Europe, film, food, music, television, translated literature, Turkey5 Comments on Turkey month

Polish series Wataha (The Border/The Pack)

Atmospheric TV thriller set inside the Polish-Ukrainian border guard

Posted byimogenglad12th Aug 202112th Aug 2021Posted intelevisionTags: action, border guards, crime, drama, european television, Poland, television, The Border, The Pack, thriller, Wataha1 Comment on Polish series Wataha (The Border/The Pack)

TV series Wellington Paranormal (New Zealand): Review no 154

New Zealand supernatural comedy mockumentary series currently streaming on Sky

Posted byimogenglad20th May 202120th May 2021Posted intelevisionTags: australasia, comedy, Far East South Asia and Australasia, mockumentary, new zealand, taika waititi, television, tv series2 Comments on TV series Wellington Paranormal (New Zealand): Review no 154

Mini catch-up: other books and films and stuff

What else I’ve been doing recently

Posted byimogenglad11th May 202112th May 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags: books, catch up, film, miscellanous, television3 Comments on Mini catch-up: other books and films and stuff

Review no 136: French dramedy Dix Pour Cent or Call My Agent

Highly entertaining French comedy drama

Posted byimogenglad12th Feb 202127th Feb 2021Posted intelevisionTags: comedy, drama, Europe, european cinema, european television, France, television4 Comments on Review no 136: French dramedy Dix Pour Cent or Call My Agent

join 242 other followers

Imogen is Reading and Watching the World: On Books, Film, Art & More, Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Monthly finds
  • Follow Following
    • Imogen is Reading and Watching the World: On Books, Film, Art & More
    • Join 255 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Imogen is Reading and Watching the World: On Books, Film, Art & More
    • Customise
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar