Nick Beard, Author at The F-Word

A new twist on some old standards

Nick Beard18 July 2017

Nick Beard cooks and bakes her way through 2015 Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain’s first cookbook Nadiya’s Kitchen and finds herself asking some thought-provoking questions along the way...

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The secret lives of white middle class America

Nick Beard24 May 2017

Nick Beard is impressed with the nuanced way in which Big Little Lies deals with domestic violence and the emotional aftermath of rape...

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A case of clashing intersections

Nick Beard20 April 2016

Nick Beard watches The People v OJ Simpson and finds a nuanced portrayal with an appreciation of the deep societal prejudices informing and impacting on the case...

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Shonda Rhimes’ Year of Yes

Nick Beard1 April 2016

Nick Beard reviews Year of Yes by TV producer Shonda Rhimes and finds her thoughts on motherhood and weight loss brave and thought-provoking...

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A shadow of progress?

Nick Beard25 March 2016

Nick Beard welcomes Shadowhunters’ diverse casting when wider representation has often failed to reach television shows aimed at teenagers and young adults...

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Making jokes about ‘women things’

Nick Beard21 March 2016

Nick Beard experiences a click of recognition with the comedy of Kerry Godliman...

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The log in your own eye

Nick Beard14 February 2016

Nick Beard praises Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight for putting the notorious case of child sexual abuse by the Boston clergy into a wider context of community’s complicity...

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Pop culture, feminism and laughs

Nick Beard8 February 2016

Nick Beard finds Katherine Ryan manages to introduce a lot of feminist ideas through jokes about pop culture in her new tour Kathbum...

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The heinous vengeance of women

Nick Beard12 January 2016

Nick Beard finds the latest Sherlock special attempting to lampoon the boys-club nature of Sherlock Holmes stories, with mixed success...

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Superhero and survivor

Nick Beard31 December 2015

Nick Beard praises the TV adaption of Jessica Jones for its refreshing feminist credentials and bold survivor perspective...

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A fair perspective

Nick Beard22 November 2015

Nick Beard watches the second series of The Affair and finds a sophisticated examination of the gap between who we perceive ourselves to be and the reality of how we behave...

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Can love conquer all – even the genre snobs?

Nick Beard19 November 2015

If there are clichés and poorly-written books in every genre, Nick Beard asks, why is romance always singled out for derision?...

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Women unlocking change

Nick Beard11 October 2015

Recently released on DVD, 2003 BBC drama The Key follows three generations of female activists in Glasgow. Nick Beard takes a look, finding it as relevant as ever in the current political climate...

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A lesson in reality

Nick Beard27 September 2015

Nick Beard watches UnREAL, a drama that takes a wry look at the construction of reality TV and its effects on both the contestants and those behind the scenes...

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A Book For Her: ridiculing the sacred

Nick Beard17 August 2015

Nick Beard finds sharp humour, brutal honesty and a fine introduction to the power of feminist comedy in award-winning stand-up Bridget Christie's first book...

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