LA weather reports, office DIY projects, nature notes … they’re all there in the film director’s daily video blogs about California life, a sunny blessing in lockdown

As a newly appointed homeschooler, our writer finds there’s still a lot to learn from an endearingly pure – and yet deeply disturbing – artefact of 80s BBC educational programming

Kermit the Frog – with his relentless altruism – and his crazy mob of Muppets are just the comfort blanket we need during a global pandemic

Despite usually feeling the need to shower after watching Saturday night ITV, our writer confesses to being strangely drawn to Ninja Warrior UK – and old hangover favourite The OC

A new wave of jam bands on YouTube reminds this Deadhead of the film that launched a thousand grooves

What happens when a film critic loses the will to watch movies? Our writer settles for cookery shows, half-hearted group-watches – and the knowledge that things could be much worse

When a neighbour offered up DVDs of a trio of classic films, our writer discovered that amid the laughter they forced him to think about sexual, social and political attitudes

Continuing our series on viewing habits in self-isolation, one writer finds peace is restored by online restoration videos. Roll on the barn find oil lamp!

Our series on viewing habits in self-isolation continues with David Brent-esque comedian Alistair Green and tasty YouTube treats courtesy of Bon Appetit

Continuing our series on viewing habits in self-isolation, one writer has a ball getting lost in cabling and colourwork

Continuing our series in which writers reveal the internet ephemera they’re actually bingeing in lockdown. Today, how DC’s show about superheroes goofing off stretches the limits of what a kid’s film can be

In the latest of our new series revealing the strange viewing habits brought on by self-isolation, one writer finds time to plumb the deepest depths of the 70s kids’ TV schedules

Self-isolation offers a chance to catch up on the classics – but that requires a calm it’s currently hard to muster. In the first of a new series, one writer reveals the truth about their coronavirus viewing habits