Lorraine Gibson

The Daily Echo's TV critic and feature writer

The Daily Echo's TV critic and feature writer

Latest articles from Lorraine Gibson

Jamie Oliver's latest crusade was destined to fail

TAKE a generous chunk of tongue, a hefty serving of cheek and mix with a super-sized dollop of American pie and, hey presto – you have the perfect recipe for the latest Jamie Oliver holiday series, I mean cookery series, Jamie’s Food Revolution Hits Hollywood (Tuesday C4, 10pm).

Exile: BBC1's touching drama came up trumps

MY mum usually always remembers my name; most days she can come up with husband’s and she knows I have children and what they are called, though she doesn’t always remember they’re now at school, has no idea how old they are, when their birthdays are or that they like SpongeBob Squarepants.

How to cut the cost of the long weekends

Parents may need to dig out trousers with extra-deep pockets for the Easter break as the number crunchers warn this year’s extended holiday – four holidays over two four-day weekends in a row – could set parents back an eye-watering £3.5 billion in childcare and entertainment costs alone.