Laura Martin
@lauraemartin.bsky.social
Freelance journalist doing TV/entertainment/travel/food stuff for Esquire, BBC, Vulture, The I newspaper, The Guardian, Easyjet Traveller, Vera (Virgin Atlantic), Wizz Air magazine etc. Ask me to pitch fun ideas to you too!
Industry hive: our time has come. This week's TV Dinners is on what might be the show's greatest series yet: hellolauramartin.substack.com/p/industry-s...
Industry S4, Social Climbing Dinner Parties and Caviar-topped Spuds
The fourth series shows that psychotic, end-of-days behaviour has now leeched into every aspect of society. Hooray?
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January 12, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Industry hive: our time has come. This week's TV Dinners is on what might be the show's greatest series yet: hellolauramartin.substack.com/p/industry-s...
New TV Dinners! And my not-so-guilty TV pleasure: hellolauramartin.substack.com/p/amanda-and...
Amanda & Alan's Greek Job, Saganaki Boobs and The Ultimate Grilled Kimcheese Sandwich
Whoah! We're going to Corfu. Whoah! Back to the island.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:55 AM
New TV Dinners! And my not-so-guilty TV pleasure: hellolauramartin.substack.com/p/amanda-and...
For UK TV-watchers: here's the TV Dinners guide of the best stuff to watch over Christmas and NY! hellolauramartin.substack.com/p/christmas-...
Christmas Feasting: The Complete TV Dinners Guide Of What To Watch This Festive Period
From Christmas Amandaland to the return of The Traitors, here's everything you're going to want to watch over the holidays, in one handy guide
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December 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
For UK TV-watchers: here's the TV Dinners guide of the best stuff to watch over Christmas and NY! hellolauramartin.substack.com/p/christmas-...
Enjoyed Stranger Things 5: volume 1 and it sets it up (hopefully) for an all-time great TV ending: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Stranger Things five, volume one review: The final series is 'thrilling' so far
The Netflix sci-fi is back after a three-year wait, with its young stars now in their 20s – and the first four episodes of this final season suggest an "all-time ending" is in store.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Enjoyed Stranger Things 5: volume 1 and it sets it up (hopefully) for an all-time great TV ending: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Spoke with Nieves González, the artist behind Lily Allen’s staggering West End Girl album cover art: www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a...
The Saintly Inspiration for Lily Allen’s ‘West End Girl’ Cover, According to the Painter Behind the Artwork
Nieves González mixed classical with modern references to create the instantly classic visual
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October 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Spoke with Nieves González, the artist behind Lily Allen’s staggering West End Girl album cover art: www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a...
Ran the figures, and turns out they really ARE the worst faithfuls of all time: www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-t...
Here's why Celebrity Traitors' faithfuls are indeed now statistically the worst ever
As Nick worked out, 1 in 3 people in the castle is a traitor now.
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October 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Ran the figures, and turns out they really ARE the worst faithfuls of all time: www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-t...
Meanwhile on Celebrity Traitors; everyone's turned on Mark Bonnar for...(checks notes) using the same word as his old character in Line of Duty? www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-t...
Nooo! The accidental Line of Duty ref that put Mark Bonnar in the Celebrity Traitors firing line
An innocent slip-up from the actor put him at risk in Wednesday's episode.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Meanwhile on Celebrity Traitors; everyone's turned on Mark Bonnar for...(checks notes) using the same word as his old character in Line of Duty? www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-t...
Keeping it on a canine tip: I got the director to break down the surprisingly emotional ending of #GoodBoy for @vulture; what it says about our own mortality - and found out how Indy's settling into his Hollywoof diva era: www.vulture.com/article/the-...
The Gut-Punch Ending of Good Boy, Explained by Its Director
The new horror film is shot entirely from a dog’s perspective, and is really about how pets process death. Here’s how its final moments came together.
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October 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Keeping it on a canine tip: I got the director to break down the surprisingly emotional ending of #GoodBoy for @vulture; what it says about our own mortality - and found out how Indy's settling into his Hollywoof diva era: www.vulture.com/article/the-...
What makes a "good" dog performance on screen? I spoke with the director of a new horror film told from the POV of a dog, and Hollywood's most esteemed animal trainer to find out: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
'His intense, unblinking stare is perfect': The dog-centred horror led by a new canine acting 'superstar'
Acclaimed indie film Good Boy tells its scary story from the point of a view of a pooch. It's the latest project to showcase an extraordinary performance from our four-legged-friends.
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October 4, 2025 at 8:07 AM
What makes a "good" dog performance on screen? I spoke with the director of a new horror film told from the POV of a dog, and Hollywood's most esteemed animal trainer to find out: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Why The Morning Show wakes up and chooses chaos every new series - and why we can't switch off: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
'It's a wild ride': How The Morning Show became TV's most chaotic drama
The newsroom-set Apple TV+ series, starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, is back for a fourth run. Since its 2019 premiere, it's become known for its outlandish plot lines.
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September 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Why The Morning Show wakes up and chooses chaos every new series - and why we can't switch off: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Hyped to be a finalist in the Travel Media Awards for my Chinese rainforest-to-table feature for Vera Magazine last year!
September 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Hyped to be a finalist in the Travel Media Awards for my Chinese rainforest-to-table feature for Vera Magazine last year!
The Twisted Tale Of Amanda Knox is a jarringly misguided attempt to "reclaim the narrative": www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Why the new Amanda Knox TV drama is misguided
Miniseries The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox dramatises the famous miscarriage of justice, which saw her convicted – then acquitted – of the murder of fellow student Meredith Kercher.
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August 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The Twisted Tale Of Amanda Knox is a jarringly misguided attempt to "reclaim the narrative": www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Farewell, AJLT, we barely knew ye. But after the (literal) shit show of a finale, an investigation into what went so badly wrong: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
The real reasons why And Just Like That failed to live up to Sex and the City
This week, the Sex and the City sequel series finished for good, bringing an end to the adventures of Carrie Bradshaw and friends. Here's why it never lived up to its predecessor.
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August 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Farewell, AJLT, we barely knew ye. But after the (literal) shit show of a finale, an investigation into what went so badly wrong: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Heatwave incoming! Here are the best foodie beaches to visit for a day trip that are less than 2 hours away from London: www.bbcgoodfood.com/travel/uk/8-...
8 best beach day trips from London to make this summer
Escape to the beach with the best day trips from London
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August 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Heatwave incoming! Here are the best foodie beaches to visit for a day trip that are less than 2 hours away from London: www.bbcgoodfood.com/travel/uk/8-...
Spoke with Harry and Jack Williams on #TheAssassin ending - and news about series 2: www.esquire.com/uk/culture/t...
The Assassin’s Showrunners Break Down the Finale (and Provide the Inside Scoop on Season 2)
We spoke to Harry and Jack Williams about the Amazon Prime Video drama
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July 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Spoke with Harry and Jack Williams on #TheAssassin ending - and news about series 2: www.esquire.com/uk/culture/t...
"It's giving Danielle Steele": Three literature and publishing experts critique Carrie Bradshaw's "atrocious" historical romance novel from And Just Like That... hellolauramartin.substack.com/p/and-just-l...
July 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
"It's giving Danielle Steele": Three literature and publishing experts critique Carrie Bradshaw's "atrocious" historical romance novel from And Just Like That... hellolauramartin.substack.com/p/and-just-l...
Don't sleep on Karen Pirie! www.esquire.com/uk/culture/t...
Here’s Why ITV's ‘Karen Pirie’ is a Must Watch For Fans of ‘Line of Duty’ & ‘Sherwood’
You're missing out on appointment television
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July 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Don't sleep on Karen Pirie! www.esquire.com/uk/culture/t...
It can be done! Refusing to gatekeep my best tips for London: on a budget www.bbcgoodfood.com/travel/how-t...
How to visit London on a budget
From travel to sightseeing and eating out, here's how to to do everything in London whilst sticking to a budget
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July 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
It can be done! Refusing to gatekeep my best tips for London: on a budget www.bbcgoodfood.com/travel/how-t...
Too Much’s mangled London locations map proves this show isn't for us Brits: www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a...
Lena Dunham's 'Too Much' Should Check Google Maps: Here are the Key London Mistakes
Taxi to Hoxton? Sorry guv, I don't go south of the river
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July 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Too Much’s mangled London locations map proves this show isn't for us Brits: www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a...
New TV Dinners! hellolauramartin.substack.com/p/insomnia-a...
Insomnia, a "Famous" Crumble and Banana Wontons
Vicky McClure can't get no sleep; but at least her husband's got dessert covered
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July 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
New TV Dinners! hellolauramartin.substack.com/p/insomnia-a...
How to do a wine tasting tour of Britain's best vineyards - and the UK's answer to Napa Valley: www.bbcgoodfood.com/travel/best-...
Best UK vineyards to visit and bottles to try
From Kent to Cornwall, the English wine scene is booming - discover the best vineyards to visit and bottles to try
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June 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
How to do a wine tasting tour of Britain's best vineyards - and the UK's answer to Napa Valley: www.bbcgoodfood.com/travel/best-...
New TV Dinners! hellolauramartin.substack.com/p/mountainhe...
Mountainhead, A Picking Fish And A Guilt-free Breakfast
Evil tech overlords plan a global political coup - when they're done arguing over a six-man, line-caught turbot, that is
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June 2, 2025 at 8:40 AM
New TV Dinners! hellolauramartin.substack.com/p/mountainhe...
Everything you always wanted to know about Carrie's hat (but were afraid to ask) #AJLT www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
'A hat that borders on performance art': How And Just Like That... gave us one of TV's most bizarre fashion moments ever
From Sex and the City to its sequel, heroine Carrie Bradshaw has always pushed the boat out with her fashion. But her latest choice of headwear has shocked viewers like never before.
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May 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Everything you always wanted to know about Carrie's hat (but were afraid to ask) #AJLT www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
It's here! The gospel according to Goggins: www.standard.co.uk/culture/walt...
May 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
It's here! The gospel according to Goggins: www.standard.co.uk/culture/walt...