The BBC’s crime investigation reality show re-examined.
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Why Replacing The BBC Licence Fee With A Compulsory Tax Is A Terrible Idea
The television licence is an outdated concept – and the plans to replace it are even more out of touch with reality.
Ofcom’s Commercial Failures
Britain’s TV regulator thinks that more of this sort of thing will encourage people to watch traditional TV channels again. They are mistaken.
Presented By Peggy Miller…
Looking back at the heyday of the imported, dubbed European kid’s TV shows that left an indelible impact on a generation of British viewers.
The Sad Demise Of The Single Drama On TV
Once upon a time, TV was the home of adventurous, challenging and provocative single dramas – we should all mourn their loss.
Jurassic Mansion: The BBC’s Maddest April Fool Spoof
The bizarre 1980 BBC news report that attempted to convince viewers that dinosaurs were being genetically engineered in Hertfordshire.
Remembering It’s A Royal Knockout – A 1980s TV Fever Dream
Remembering a more innocent time, when Royal scandals simply involved celebrities in funny costumes throwing buckets of water at each other.
The New Year Lectures
Just what is it with the need to nag people into abstinence at the start of the year?
Noirvember: Portrait Of Alison
Continuing our crime movie month with a look at a flawed but interesting film adaptation of a BBC serial from 1955.
Things Fell Apart: Jon Ronson Explores The Culture Wars
The author and broadcaster explores how we reached our current state of extreme tribal division over everything in a new podcast series.
Halloween Hammer: Quatermass And The Pit
Continuing our Hammer Films retrospective with a look at the folk horror science fiction classic.
The Land Beyond Beyond: The Magic And Mythology Of The Singing, Ringing Tree
The German Fairy Tale film that caused collective childhood trauma for a generation of viewers. Or so they claim…