Category: Game Shows
GRONDA GRONDA! ‘PLAYING’ THE ADVENTURE GAME by Richard Hewett
I was talking to my colleague Robin Ellis the other day (not the Robin Ellis who used to be in...
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IN DEFENCE OF CHEAP, CHEAP, CHEAP: THE PROBLEMATIC NATURE OF WORKING CLASS NOSTALGIA by Ross Garner
N.B. Before reading this blog it is worth stating that my cultish sensibilities frequently draw me...
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BFI Media Conference 2017, 29-30 June, BFI Southbank, London, UK
The BFI Media Conference is a unique event for teachers of film and media at 16+ and in HE,...
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SKY DIVING: THE END OF ADVENTUROUS COMMISSIONING AT OSTERLEY by John Ellis
Big changes are taking place at Sky, even before the much anticipated buyout of non-Murdoch...
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DO YOU SECRETLY LOVE BRADLEY WALSH? DON’T WORRY. YOU ARE IN GOOD COMPANY BY ELKE WEISSMANN
We were working with our first year students on pitches for programme ideas, when I noticed...
Read MoreWOMEN AND ‘BANTER’ IN BRITISH TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT by Helen Wood
I have spent most of the last week worrying about my upcoming turn on the CST rota. Like Kim Akass my TV viewing habits have gone awry, mine in the inevitable balancing act of work/life/kids where at present I am wedded to...
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