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High Definition: BBC's Survivors

I enjoy small stories. I like watching intimate, art house films or reading literary fiction in which characters do nothing more than learn a little about themselves, grow in surprising ways, overcome their own inner demons. These tales connect with us because our lives are filled with these kind of stuggles....  read more

Fall Guide to Good TV: Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

On BBC AmericaThe second of four hour-long, standalone Doctor Who specials—which will be the last episodes to feature the 10th Doctor, David Tennant—has a bit of a zombie vibe, but some of the show’s creepiest stories have been the best. ...  read more

Fall Guide to Good TV: Occupation

Sundays at 8 p.m. on BBC AmericaThoughtful BBC film tackles the Iraq warIn the riveting, wrenching Occupation, Northern Ireland native James Nesbitt plays Mike Swift, leader of a unit of British soldiers on a tour of Iraq. The series opens with a harrowing 10-minute battle scene, dramatically scored by Massive 
Attack’s “Teardrop.” Then the action shifts back to England, and the viewer realizes that war itself is only part of the story. Occupation is also interested in what Nesbitt calls “this terrible gulf between the soldiers and their families when they come back home, in terms of trying to release...  read more