The Zapper
Rebecca NicholsonA TV zine.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 86 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 15 days ago |
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The collective effervescence of Celebrity Traitors
Plus, East of Eden, Break Clause, War and more
This post contains spoilers for the first episode of The Celebrity Traitors, so don’t read on if you haven’t seen it yet.
The strange comfort of Slow Horses
It was the 2026 Emmys on Monday, the sort of Emmys so routine and yeah-fine-okay that the biggest talking point was Shailene Woodley’s outfit, but I was very happy to wake up and see that Kate O’Flynn had won Best Supporting Actress in a Co...
This week in TV: séances, breakdancing and the end of the world
And while we’re here, let’s talk about the Furious finale
I spent the bank holiday weekend at the Fringe in Edinburgh, seeing some shows and also spotting several comedians, milling around, being recognised as That One from That Thing. It...
Three TV shows I’m watching this week
Finding comfort in murder, rebellion and very messy break-ups
I went to see Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma last week. The Everyman is the only cinema left in my town – don’t get me started on Everymans, I loathe Everymans, I think th...
The most underrated TV shows of 2026 so far
Yeah yeah Widow's Bay, but have you seen...
Hello again. Thanks for sticking around. I’m still writing TV reviews for the Financial Times, in the Life & Arts supplement every weekend, which means I have watched even more TV than I would no...
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TV critic for the Financial Times and arts/culture/food writer, mostly for the Guardian and Observer. I've written about TV and entertainment for Vogue, The Gentlewoman, Radio Times, Elle, NME and loads more.
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