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A very public act of charity

  • 07 August 2008

There's something suspect about this reality show that promotes giving The Secret Millionaire Channel 4

Outrageous fortune

  • 31 July 2008
  • 1 comment

Inspired drama gives a Shakespearean dimension to a tale of Iraq's first family House of Saddam BBC2

Three cheers for the X factor

  • 24 July 2008
  • 4 comments

What makes a man gay? The question, mercifully, is too complex to answer The Making of Me BBC1

Lost in translation

  • 17 July 2008
  • 2 comments

Eighty minutes doesn't do justice to one of the world's seminal texts The Quran Channel 4

The call of the weird

  • 10 July 2008
  • 1 comment

Knights Templar, comedy accents and giant snails? It must be silly season Bonekickers BBC1 Lab Rats BBC2

All the wrong lines

  • 03 July 2008
  • 2 comments

Fine performances are wasted on a script that tries too hard to be "relevant" Criminal Justice BBC1

I just can't get you out of my head

  • 26 June 2008
  • 9 comments

For some reason, I keep imagining Jeremy Clarkson in his underpants Top Gear BBC2

Before the age of reality TV

  • 19 June 2008

A look back to 1988 suggests that we've lost the art of making documentaries Afghantsi More4

The making of Margaret

  • 12 June 2008

Did sexism help to shape Thatcher's icy persona? This drama suggests it did Margaret Thatcher: the Long Walk to Finchley BBC4

Who comes up with this stuff?

  • 05 June 2008
  • 7 comments

The BBC fulfils its public service remit with some truly awful programmes This Week, Florence Nightingale BBC1 The Culture Show, Women in BlackBBC2

Green heroes

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Heroes

Green villains

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Villains

Bjorn Lomborg

Cloud control

Cloud control

Interview

Omar Bin Laden

The NS Interview: Omar Bin Laden

What if...

Hugh Gaitskell lived

What if... Hugh Gaitskell had lived

James Macintyre

Brown at war

Like it or not, Brown’s a war leader

Will Self

On brands

We’re all with the brand

Film review

A Serious Man

A Serious Man (15)

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