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The original trout pout

  • 29 May 2008

We shrug off Mary Whitehouse as a relic of the past at our own peril Filth: the Mary Whitehouse Story BBC2

An epidemic of self-pity

  • 22 May 2008

Reality shows like this one encourage people to wallow in their own misery The Duchess in Hull ITV1

Fear and loathing in Jerusalem

  • 15 May 2008
  • 10 comments

Two documentaries explore the corrosive effects of conflict on Israeli society The Battle for Jerusalem/ My Israel BBC4

When two stars collide

  • 08 May 2008
  • 1 comment

The highbrow South Bank Show is as celebrity-driven as crummy reality TV

A sobering experience

  • 01 May 2008
  • 1 comment

Is this the beginning of the end for tabloid-style TV news? Let's hope so Ten O'Clock NewsBBC1 News at Ten ITV1

A dangerous experiment

  • 24 April 2008
  • 10 comments

This appalling documentary was exploitative and irresponsible The Doctor Who Hears Voices Channel 4

Death by "dramedy"

  • 17 April 2008

US series aiming for kooky charm comes across as cloying instead Pushing Daisies ITV1

No laughing matter

  • 10 April 2008
  • 2 comments

Great acting aside, this series on the lives of comedians has been a let-down Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me BBC4

It's good to be back

  • 03 April 2008

The former hostage makes a moving return to the scene of his kidnap Brian Keenan: Back to Beirut BBC2

Too cute for comfort

  • 27 March 2008
  • 4 comments

This adaptation was just as sentimental and patronising as the original novel The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency BBC1

Green heroes

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Cloud control

Cloud control

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Omar Bin Laden

The NS Interview: Omar Bin Laden

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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

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