Category: BBC
WHEN TELEVISION GOES HORRIBLY WRONG by Andrew Pixley
When it comes to television, my wife and I occasionally like to give series second chances. Just...
Read More“HOW DID 1970S BRITAIN ENABLE ITS DEADLIEST KILLER?” FEMINIST REVISIONIST RE-MEDIATION OF THE ‘RIPPER’ YEARS IN THE YORKSHIRE RIPPER FILES: A VERY BRITISH CRIME STORY (2019) by Hannah Hamad
17th November 2020 marked the fortieth anniversary of the death of 20-year-old University of Leeds...
Read MoreTV TECH IS KILLING TV. WHY DOES IT ALL HAVE TO BE SO COMPLICATED? by John Ellis
Our digital TV has just updated its interface, without asking us. This confirms my long-held...
Read MoreHOW NOT TO PAY YOUR LICENCE FEE… OR: SHOULD THE BBC BE FUNDED BY SUBSCRIPTION? by Pat Holland
‘Of course we don’t pay a licence fee’ says Barbara vehemently as we sit round the table for...
Read MoreHAROLD PINTER ON BBC TV: NEW RESOURCES, by Jonathan Bignell
Earlier this year I blogged about a research project I collaborate on that documents and studies...
Read MoreA CAREER IN POPULAR FACTUAL TV: AN INTERVIEW WITH TOM EDWARDS (PART TWO) by Christopher Hogg
Jul 27, 2018 | BBC, Blogs, production | 0
In the second part of this interview with television producer Tom Edwards, the focus shifts from...
Read MoreTHE BBC GENDER PROBLEM: A CENTURY IN THE MAKING by Sarah Arnold
Last year I had the opportunity to spend time researching the women involved in the development of...
Read More‘IS THE FUTURE GOING TO BE ALL GIRL?’ DOCTOR WHO AND THE FRUSTRATIONS OF A FEMINIST by Lorna Jowett
Mar 23, 2018 | BBC, Blogs, Cult TV/Sci Fi/Horror, UK TV | 0
As someone who was fairly vocal about the need for long-running BBC flagship series Doctor Who to...
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