European TV treats -- and thoughts for UK television.

(From Guardian Unlimited)

Being British can sometimes be embarrassing when you're travelling in Europe, meeting Dutch and Belgian people whose grasp of spoken English outstrips your own -- and after three days at the Series Mania TV festival in Paris I've also found that knowledge and appreciation of British TV among other Europeans is pretty impressive. And in the UK, we too have rediscovered our fondness for television that comes with subtitles. And judging by the screenings and talks at Series Mania, there are plenty of good things to follow current favourites such as The Bridge.

French television, for those unfamiliar with it -- Spiral (BBC4) and Braquo (FX) …