Amol Rajan and Justin Webb’s BBC accent war
Is the broadcaster biased in favour of received pronunciation?
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Underestimate local radio at your peril, Liz Truss
It was a mistake to absent herself from the Today programme, believing she’d have an easier time elsewhere.
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Inside Man is the TV equivalent of a game of chess
Turn away from Steven Moffat’s crime drama for even a moment, and you’ll literally lose the plot.
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Industry is porn posing as prestige TV
This supposedly gritty BBC drama offers a gratuitous, outlandish depiction of Gen Z sex. But what really grates is its…
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Big egos and cringe pitches: Make Me Prime Minister is The Apprentice for politics
Yes, the news is here to corrupt television’s most valiantly exhausted format. Should weary audiences tune in?
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Behind the rise of Amol Rajan
Former colleagues recall being “flabbergasted” by his success, but soon he’ll be presenting University Challenge. What’s his secret?
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Is Fiona Bruce the problem, or is Question Time?
No one knows if BBC bias, sexism or soundbite politics is to blame.
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The pomp and ceremony of the Queen’s death is mad – and madly interesting
Highlights from the TV coverage include King Charles’s velvet mourning coat and Liz Truss’s extraordinary bum-curtsy.
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