I organised Liz Truss’s local radio interviews – here’s how it all unfolded
Sometimes local radio and regional news programmes get overlooked, but not that day.
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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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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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Is a nationwide blackout on fun really what Her Majesty would have wanted?
Events like football matches and Prom concerts are surely the perfect place for communal grief and celebration.
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The BBC faced a daunting test – and it rose to the occasion
Overwhelmingly, the tone of the coverage of the Queen’s death was right and complex technical operations delivered.
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What Emily Maitlis did next
The News Agents sees former BBC presenters finding their voice – and also their feet – in the world of…
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How University Challenge became a British institution
In its 60 years on the air, this arcane and obscure programme has become the nation’s best-known and longest-running quiz…
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Of course what Joe Lycett said wasn’t funny – that’s literally the point
What was he supposed to do – joke about how people will freeze to death?
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Notes on the Proms
At my 350th Prom, there are queues no longer, and the BBC coverage has changed. But familiar pieces still stimulate…
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Critics accuse the BBC of bias, but its reporters never bow to political pressure
My time at the broadcaster has been marked by successive governments trying to make the BBC their messenger. It hasn’t…
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The BBC has a problem – but not the one Emily Maitlis thinks
By kowtowing to its enemies the BBC is alienating its friends.
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Emily Maitlis knows what’s up at the BBC
Tory bias is real – just ask Robbie Gibb.
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BBC Radio 4’s Torn takes a fresh look at fashion history
This documentary series explores the impact of fashion through the ages – from its role in slavery to driving at…
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Which city could host the 2023 Eurovision Cong Contest?
The BBC has announced the shortlist of seven cities all vying to host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023.
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How to sell your soul for clicks
Daisy Buchanan’s new podcast Careering examines the personal exposure demanded of women journalists.
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