TV: The Enfield Haunting
Reviews for this Sky Living three-parter have been mixed, with some finding its apparently real-life tale of a poltergeist’s assault on a 1970s house convincingly creepy, and others feeling the central monster lacked spirit (“It may as well pull a tablecloth over its head and float around mumbling ‘wooooooo,’” wrote Grace Dent in the Independent). Still, it’s hard to be too down on anything that features Timothy Spall and Matthew Macfadyen, again sporting Ripper Street-length sideburns. Episodes one and two are available on Sky On Demand. The series concludes Sunday, 9pm.
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TV: The Rise Of The SNP
As the electoral map in Scotland took on an aggressive hue of yellow, anyone doubting the staying power of the SNP was firmly put in their place. In this one-off, Sarah Smith considers what the rise of the party says about nationalist politics in the 21st century and asks what the future holds for the union.
TV: Street Sound And Style
Film-maker Ewen Spencer and Vice raveologist Clive Martin have teamed up for i-D’s first music and fashion series, which documents British youth culture movements past. The first episode goes a bit This Is England, looking at mods, ska, scooter boys and skinheads, while future episodes promise everything from grunge and jungle through to those dodgy subcultures that few dare admit they were actually into, nu-metal and emo.
Audio: Nerdette Podcast
Testament to the fact that girls can geek out about pop culture just as much as armchair dudes, Nerdette is a Chicago-based podcast that goes full fangirl on everything from Broad City to lady nerds from history. Presenters Greta Johnsen and Tricia Bobeda get great guests such as Rookie Mag editor Tavi Gevinson, plus comedian-writer Miranda July and literary badass Margaret Atwood, and – a must-hear interview – Kate Mulgrew AKA Red from Orange Is The New Black.
TV: Hetty Feather
Given the success of Jacqueline Wilson adaptations such as Tracy Beaker, you can see why CBBC has opted to turn the author’s Hetty Feather books into a new series. At odds with the contemporary tone of Wilson’s other novels, this period effort is set in London’s gloomy Foundling Hospital in 1887. That’s not to say it’s is a drab affair: Hetty Feather is another of Wilson’s chirpy child heroes, gamely battling the monstrous Matron Bottomly and resident bully Sheila. A solid addition to the Beeb’s stable of kids dramas.
