Tag Archives: TV

Eight Screens at Farringdon

Posted on 10 February 2012 by Robert

Earlier this week I uploaded this short clip of a train pulling in to Farringdon Station, as filmed by the eight platform cameras and piped to the array of monitors near the top of the platform. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.robertsharp.co.uk%2F2012%2F02%2F10%2F8screens%2F’; addthis_title … Continue reading →

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How the Depiction of Technology in #Sherlock Captures the Zeitgeist

Posted on 8 January 2012 by Robert

In a paywalled Times article this time last week, Hugo Rifkind highlighted our loss of the communal Christmas TV moment. EastEnders can never achieve the dizzy ratings heights of the 1980s, Eric and Ernie are dead, and even the numbers … Continue reading →

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Power Politics and Revolution in Albert Square

Posted on 3 October 2011 by Robert

Last week, a fascinating storyline emerged in Eastenders. It’s all about the weak standing up to the strong. Bald bully Phil Mitchell (Steve MacFadden) is pursuing a vindictive vendetta against cheery Minute Mart Manager, Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker). Patrick saw … Continue reading →

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