Category Archives: TV

Will Smith’s Oscars Meltdown

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Tiemo Talk

Rock by name. Rock by nature. That’s what we saw from Oscar’s host and top comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday night. The slap from out of nowhere didn’t leave him fall or seeing stars in his head … Continue reading →

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Sorry I Didn’t Know What I Was Doing

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Tiemo Talk

Rating: * Programme: Sorry I Didn’t Know Series 2 Episode 1 Broadcast Date: 3rd October 2021 TV Channel: ITV1 Series 2 of ‘Sorry I Didn’t Know’ (SIDK) arrived in October 2021. The first series was incredibly disappointing and I watched … Continue reading →

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McQueen Playing Silly Games with Lovers Rock

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Tiemo Talk

Lovers RockTV Rating: **Broadcast: 22nd November 2020 Channel: BBC1 9pm No no noYou don’t love meAnd I know now. Fans of the genre will recognise the above as the opening lines to Jamaican reggae artist Dawn Penn’s 1994 classic lovers … Continue reading →

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Mo Gilligan: Black British and Funny – Review

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Tiemo Talk

Mo Gilligan: Black British and FunnyTV Rating: ****Broadcast: 15th October 2020Channel: Channel 4 Mo Gilligan goes on a journey through his comedy roots, shining a well-deserved light on the British Black comedy circuit of the past 30 years. The Black … Continue reading →

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What a Sorry Mess: ‘Sorry I Didn’t Know’ – Review

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Tiemo Talk

Star Rating: *ITV14 Episodes – Broadcast: 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th October 2020 Sorry I Didn’t Know (SIDK) was the much hyped new panel show during ITV’s Black History Month season of programming that was intended to be a programme … Continue reading →

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Craig and Danny: Funny, Black and on TV – Review

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Tiemo Talk

Star Rating: ***** Broadcast: ITV, 13th October 2020 You wait years for one documentary on Black British comedy then 2 come along not just in the space of one week, but in the space of 3 days in the second … Continue reading →

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Lenny Henry Turns 60

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Tiemo Talk

The Lenny Henry Birthday Show Star Rating: **** Broadcast: 22nd August 2018, BBC1 As birthday presents go getting a 60 minute birthday tribute show on primetime BBC1 television must rank pretty highly. That is one big early birthday present Sir … Continue reading →

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Bishop Curry’s Sermon Too Hot To Handle

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Tiemo Talk

Two Young People Fell In Love and We All Showed Up During what was undoubtedly the wedding for all ages, that of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the stand out moment for me was Bishop Michael Curry’s barnstorming sermon … Continue reading →

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Black-ish is the Nouveau Black

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Tiemo Talk

Black-ish TV rating: ***** ABC & E4 Writer & Executive Producer – Kenya Barris Black-ish is an ABC Television Production Black-ish is a sitcom based on the upper middle class African-American Johnson family who live in ‘the burbs’. The sit-coms … Continue reading →

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Are We Entering a Brave New World That’s Black and British?

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Tiemo Talk

Black & British TV Rating: *****  November – December 2016 Channels: BBC2, BBC3 & BBC-1Xtra A Brave New TV World For so long, decades, many people have complained about the scarcity of Black programming on television. Many have forlornly pined … Continue reading →

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