BBC One’s Best Interests captures the horror of parental grief
Michael Sheen and Sharon Horgan are magnificent as the father and mother of an unconscious disabled child.
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A trip to the GMB sofa and a lesson for lying politicians
Also this week: awkward encounters at my book launch and Prince Harry takes on the Mirror.
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The BBC degrades itself with its Phillip Schofield fixation
From an “exclusive” interview to a live feed on the This Morning presenter’s departure, the broadcaster has left its lofty…
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Richard Sharp’s Eurovision appearance
Rather than keep a low profile, the outgoing BBC chairman is expected to head to Liverpool for the Eurovision semi-final.
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Can the BBC recover from Richard Sharp’s disastrous chairmanship?
The broadcaster is at the centre of a battle for the soul of the British media.
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Is Richard Sharp toast?
Apparently, the BBC chairman has barely been seen around Broadcasting House.
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Is the BBC afraid of satire?
After a succession of programme cancellations, fear is spreading that the corporation doesn’t think it can afford to make fun…
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Saving Our Wild Isles is David Attenborough’s most political show yet
This extra, iPlayer-only follow-up to the popular BBC series, is far more explicit about our ecological emergency and what must…
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The right have a secret: they are the true snowflakes
Culture warriors can’t help but display the behaviour they seek to criticise. Listen to them, then throw their words back…
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Joan Bakewell: “I can live with death – how odd”
As the broadcaster approaches 90, she reflects on her mother, the media and “her version” of her affair with Harold…
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Top Gear is finished
Even before Flintoff’s tragic accident, the BBC show’s macho speed stunts felt outdated and gratuitous.
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Former Today editor backs BBC boss over Lineker treatment
Jamie Angus is the first to raise his head above the parapet for Tim Davie – but thinks many BBC…
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Fifty years after Picasso’s death, we still struggle with the figure of the monstrous genius
The Musée Picasso Paris’s collaboration with Paul Smith attempts to reframe the great artist. Plus: another backlash for the BBC.
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Gary Lineker’s “special agreement” with Tim Davie
Agent Jon Holmes reveals in the New Statesman that the presenter understood he could tweet freely about refugees and immigration.
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Gary Lineker’s tweet, the BBC’s panic, and why I was left to “sort it out”
As the Match of the Day host’s agent, I had a busy week at the centre of the impartiality storm.
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Fear and loathing at the BBC
In an era of fake news and hyperpartisan media, the rationale for a public-service broadcaster is stronger than ever.
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Fiona Bruce is being scapegoated for our ignorance
Blame media law or at least Stanley Johnson for the BBC presenter’s misspeak on Question Time.
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Tim Davie and Richard Sharp have lost the BBC dressing room
Staff at the broadcaster hold its director-general and chairman in contempt.
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How much longer can Richard Sharp last as BBC chairman?
The Tory-led furore over Gary Lineker and impartiality has only succeeded in making Sharp’s position appear even more untenable.
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The BBC needs to stop being its own worst enemy
The corporation must stand up to Conservative bullying and prioritise fairness over an impossible standard of impartiality.
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