TV

Sex Education
2022-04-27T11:17:00+01:00By Amanda Porter
Amanda Porter suspects your teens may well be watching but suggests they really shouldnt be
The Society
2022-04-27T11:14:00+01:00By Dawn Savidge
It’s an innocuous sounding title, isn’t this series as bland as it sounds?
Squid Game
2022-04-27T11:12:00+01:00By Dawn Savidge
When a series goes ’viral’ you sit up and notice. But that doesnt mean your children should be watching
Creeped Out
2022-04-27T10:55:00+01:00By Lucy Rycroft
Horror and Sci-fi for children. Surely not?!
13 Reasons Why
2022-04-27T09:08:00+01:00By Dawn Savidge
Bad language and suicide - should you leave well alone?
Bradley and Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad
2022-04-12T14:26:00+01:00By Joel Toombs
A series featuring a Dad and his son. Isn’t that a bit corny?
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2022-04-11T15:50:00+01:00By Lucy Rycroft
Can an off the wall series be of value for children?
Anne with an E
2022-04-11T15:46:00+01:00By Lucy Rycroft
How does the re-make of an old series stack up?
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2022-04-11T15:41:00+01:00By Lucy Rycroft
Adult themes in a children’s series. How does that work?
Peanuts
2022-04-11T11:20:00+01:00By Dawn Savidge
A popular series before nut allergies were a thing. Is it still valuable?
Duck Tales
2022-04-11T11:16:00+01:00By Dawn Savidge
Can a series that was around in the 80s still pack a punch?
Keeping the kids entertained: a list of top Christian media
2020-03-24T00:00:00+00:00By Jess Lester
Keeping children and young people entertained with tech may feel like a cop out – but now we’re in isolation, it’s only natural that we will be relying on our TVs, smartphones and gaming consoles for entertainment.
Making sense of Netflix’s Messiah
2020-01-03T00:00:00+00:00By Jess Lester
Have you ever thought about what the Second Coming would actually look like? Other than what the Bible had told me: darkness will rule the earth, Jesus will come to judge and thus will follow a thousand-year kingdom of peace on earth – it t was something I hadn’t considered deeply until this week when I binge-watched Netflix’s latest venture, Messiah, a crime drama about a charismatic man dubbed ‘Al-Masih’, which literally translates to ‘the anointed one’.
Netflix's 13 reasons why
2017-05-23T00:00:00+01:00By Jamie Cutteridge
Imagine being able to tell everyone in your life exactly what you think of them, exactly how they’ve hurt you, without any consequences. The only catch is that you’re dead. This is the premise of 13 reasons why, Netflix’s latest binge-worthy show: a 13-episode suicide note to a teenage girl’s friends and classmates, outlining their role in her decision to end her life. Originally hyped as a smart, important look at mental health and the social issues affecting teenagers, upon release the show attracted criticism for its ‘triggering’ impact, its overly realistic depiction of sexual assault and suicide, and negative portrayals of counselling or other forms of support. So what do we do with it? Ignore it? Watch it with our young people? Something between?
Black Mirror
2017-01-19T00:00:00+00:00By Jamie Cutteridge
How far would you go to stop people knowing your darkest secrets? What if virtual reality played on your deepest fears? Could you imagine a world where we’re rated the whole time? How would people react if they knew what you really thought? Who wants to live forever? What if your very worse moments got shared with the rest of the world? Black Mirror is back to answer all these questions, and more…