What’s happened to Bake Off epitomises the state of British television – it remains obsessed with formulae and beholden to ratings.
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Poldark’s historical consultant on how she mulled over questions such as what an 18th century Cornish bank might look like and whether women would get drunk in taverns.
The literary hero represents a sea change in the region’s history.
The press is giving audiences the wrong idea about Britain’s Muslims when it courts with extremists.
How expert opinion can out-trump the artist’s own word.
BBC editorial decisions cast Labour voters as onlookers in the referendum campaign.
Television is a 20th century medium that must change to survive in the 21st century.
The sacking of Manchester United’s Louis van Gaal shows football really is a funny game. But was anyone else to blame?
The BBC hopes that keeping much of the Top Gear recipe will appeal to viewers’ tastes.
The BBC favourite returns with new bodywork. But will the ride on the wild side continue?
We who love and cherish the BBC, even from afar – and I am unashamedly one of them – have been awaiting with some anxiety the UK government’s white paper on the future of the corporation. The culture secretary…
The national broadcaster’s decision to close its food website is a direct result of political pressure.
If you want to safeguard the licence fee and shore up public-service content, time to introduce democracy to the BBC.
Under a new direction, the BBC can be an engine of growth for the competition, not just a rival.
Both the outrage and relief prompted by the BBC White Paper miss the time bomb that will ultimately determine the Corporation’s future.
Eurovision wants to protect its ‘non-political nature’. But can it?
We all need the BBC’s new version of Top Gear not to stall.
The latest research shows that people are deserting TV for digital media. This is especially true of broadcast news.
TV cameras will be coming to a court near you.
The public broadcaster’s guidelines set out the need for impartiality, but some of its presenters appear not to have seen them.
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