TV Show No. 24: Game of Thrones, David Benioff, D. B. Weiss (2011)
It is impossible to talk about 21st century television without mentioning Game of Thrones. The ambition, scope and drama on display changed how TV is made for a generation. But I can now definitively say that I have…
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TV Show No. 25: Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker (2011)
It may have lost a little of its lustre since debuting 13 (?!) years ago – an inevitability of creating a show based on subversion – but Black Mirror has so many episodes in its back catalogue that…
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TV Show No. 26: Peep Show, Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, Andrew O’Connor (2003)
This is one of the few shows we have in our regular circulation when we’re not quite sure what else to watch (others will be making an appearance – please feel free to guess what they are!). While…
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TV Show No. 27: Derry Girls, Lisa McGee (2018)
I’m ashamed to say that even as a politician (albeit a local one), I knew very little about Northern Ireland and the political struggles people had to deal with during the troubles and beyond. It’s safe to say…
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TV Show No. 28: Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson & Andy Wilman (2002)
I could feel better about having Jeremy Clarkson’s name on my list of ‘most influential pieces of media in my life’, but anyone who was growing up when Top Gear was at its most poplar will likely be…
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TV Show No. 29: Please Like Me, Josh Thomas (2013)
February 2020, a month before the pandemic hit, myself and Andy had taken ourself into a cabin in the middle of the fjords of Norway. It was snowy, beautiful and serene. We had a hot tub and a…
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TV Show No. 30: The Golden Girls, Susan Harris (1985)
Me and my husband were quite late to the party when it came to The Golden Girls – around 34 years too late, in fact! (Although I can be forgiven for 9 of those years on account of…
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Thirty Before Thirty 