Joanne Lowles
Joanne Lowles has been writing about TV since 2002. After graduating from Cardiff University with a Postgraduate Diploma in Magazine Journalism, she worked for All About Soap magazine covering the ups and downs of life on the cobbles, the square and the Dales.
Next came nearly 10 years at TV Times magazine as a writer and then deputy features editor. Here she spent many happy days interviewing the biggest names in entertainment and visiting the sets of some of our most popular shows including Downton Abbey, Call the Midwife and Strictly Come Dancing.
With a love of nature and wildlife she’s also interviewed the leading experts in this area including David Attenborough, Chris Packham and Steve Backshall. She’s also travelled the world visiting Mongolia, Canada and South Africa to see how the best in the business make the most brilliant natural history documentaries.
Freelance since 2013, she is now is a digital writer and editor for What to Watch, previews the best on the box for TV Times mag each week and loves being constantly surprised, entertained and informed by the amazing TV that she is lucky enough to watch.
Latest articles by Joanne Lowles
![Emmerdale Paul (Reece Dinsdale), Liv (Isobel Steele) and Jimmy (Nick Miles)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bbcbCF9qMCQPxNKbmMqz8M-320-80.jpg)
Emmerdale fans impressed and shocked by dramatic double bill episode
By Joanne Lowles published
![Rick Stein’s Secret France](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xjLPDaHULt2Zfai8kh6AFG-320-80.jpg)
Rick Stein’s Secret France – BBC2
By Joanne Lowles published
Airs at 9:00pm on Tuesday 12 November 2019
![Emmerdale](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AapsLFAYcCvEED4ExfjkQa-320-80.png)
Emmerdale: six questions we have after last night's dramatic stunt spectacular
By Joanne Lowles published
![The UnXplained with William Shatner](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D3EFCarDCXoKTdvRFfE6XH-320-80.jpg)
The UnXplained with William Shatner – History
By Joanne Lowles published
Airs at 9:00pm on Tuesday 7 January 2020
![The Greek Islands with Julia Bradbury](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PMqMS2m85CyCeRpuDCyw9Q-320-80.jpg)
The Greek Islands with Julia Bradbury – ITV
By Joanne Lowles published
Airs at 8:00pm on Friday 31 January 2020
![Lenny Henry and Alan Yentob Imagine: Lenny Henry: Young, Gifted and Black](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yLqW7btZAc7Jk5wyvGMQEf-320-80.jpg)
Imagine: Lenny Henry: Young, Gifted and Black – BBC1
By Joanne Lowles published
Airs at 11:00pm on Thursday 2 January 2020
![Hospital](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pCLnSCUUfVDCut9sKz4NxP-320-80.jpg)
Hospital – BBC2
By Joanne Lowles published
Airs at 9:00pm on Thursday 20 February 2020
![Puffins Spy in the Wild](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zusrFoNvD6KjurjoDcyQ8E-320-80.jpg)
Spy in the Wild – BBC1
By Joanne Lowles published
Airs at 9:00pm on Wednesday 19 February 2020
![Hank Williams Country Music By Ken Burns](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/crdueFnttASFTLZ5mFrdYY-320-80.jpg)
Country Music By Ken Burns – BBC4
By Joanne Lowles published
Airs at 9:30pm on Friday 29 November 2019
![Steam Train Britain](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9ksRgGBMPs9VtPd4pqMXYJ-320-80.jpg)
Steam Train Britain – Yesterday
By Joanne Lowles published
Airs at 7:00pm on Thursday 17 October 2019
![Flamingo The Secret Life of the Zoo](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/crXze5C5yFQYdFKXbgg8L8-320-80.jpg)
The Secret Life of the Zoo – C4
By Joanne Lowles published
Airs at 8:00pm on Thursday 14 November 2019
![Catching Britain’s Killers: The Crimes That Changed Us](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EKnYY8Wuxnfkn65jjgRRDX-320-80.jpg)
Catching Britain’s Killers: The Crimes That Changed Us – BBC2
By Joanne Lowles published
Airs at 8:00pm on Wednesday 23 October 2019
![10 Years Younger in 10 Days](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kmJsoKqBokKYCfrW8SugDN-320-80.jpg)
10 Years Younger in 10 Days – Channel 5
By Joanne Lowles published
Airs at 9:00pm on Thursday 27 February 2020
![Gregg and Cherry Inside the Christmas Factory](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qHk2kCY8hQBeMyisCRtJh-320-80.jpg)
Inside the Christmas Factory – BBC2
By Joanne Lowles published
Airs at 9:00pm on Thursday 12 December 2019
![Queen Victoria and Albert, the Prince Consort in 1861](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W7n8gWhczHcZpBdR9ERs8D-320-80.jpg)
Britain in Colour: Royalty – Smithsonian Channel
By Joanne Lowles published
Airs at 8:00pm on Tuesday 29 October 2019
![Clovelly Villages by the Sea](https://dev.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CYtpsEDbPVAin57sqSHAnk-320-80.jpg)
Villages by the Sea – BBC2
By Joanne Lowles published
Airs at 7:30pm on Thursday 5 March 2020
![Mark Rylance My Grandparents’ War](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4bJK32kHBk6wXbN2P8SiNX-320-80.jpg)
My Grandparents’ War – C4
By Joanne Lowles published
Airs at 9:00pm on Wednesday 4 December 2019
![Bradley and Barney dog sledding in Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3XnSihyCipu3rWFGKyXPpY-320-80.jpg)
Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad – ITV
By Joanne Lowles published
Airs at 8:00pm on Wednesday 5 February 2020
![Angela Scanlon Dragons’ Den: Pitches to Riches?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vL6cSPEwgniTGwKWpymX7h-320-80.jpg)
Dragons’ Den: Pitches to Riches? – BBC2
By Joanne Lowles published
Airs at 8:00pm on Tuesday 24 December 2019
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