All Comment articles – Page 79
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CommentThere is no need to fear the ‘unknown’ of disability
TV employers should be more open to Access to Work, says director Sebastian Cunliffe
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CriticsTV Critics: World of Weird; Conviction; Bake Off; Our Girl
“World of Weird was like tumbling down a rabbit hole and ending up in the early Nineties.”
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CommentRTS clash gives food for thought
Tension high as two potential future DGs went head to head, says Chris Curtis
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CriticsTV Critics: Damned; Ambulance; National Treasure
“I could have done with more of the social work, less of the office japes and politics.”
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CriticsTV Critics: The Agency; The Retreat; Cold Feet
“She’s an outstanding impressionist and the Agency is her best show yet.”
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NewsCan ITV learn from Corden?
Stephen Arnell weighs up the chances of Kevin Lygo pulling off the ‘holy grail’ of a successful late-night talk show.
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CommentOfcom needs to take diversity lead
Regulator should publish annual report on the industry’s efforts to become more inclusive, says Simon Albury
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CriticsTV Critics: Transparent; Walking Through Time; Fleabag; Strictly; When Magic Goes Horribly Wrong
“Forget Clarkson and co, this is the reason Amazon needs to be taken seriously as more than just people who send you stuff in oversized packaging.”
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CommentBBC move could herald a golden age for UK radio
Increasing the number of shows made by indies will benefit everyone, says Jez Nelson
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CommentProducers could find silver lining to the Brexit cloud
Government may offer generous tax breaks following Brexit, says Alistair Bambridge
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CommentShort form is the next big thing
Broadcasters are realising the format’s potential, says Kate Bulkley
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CriticsTV Critics: National Treasure; Fertility And Me; Bricks
“From the first moment of the first scene, I was utterly absorbed.”
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CommentTendering could make TV stronger
We will be scrupulously fair in weighing up tenders from indies - big or small, says BBC commercial director Bal Samra
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CriticsTV Critics: Who’s Afraid of Conceptual Art?; Cold Feet; The Bob Parks Story
“By the end of an interesting and enlightening film, the kind of academic veneration so much conceptual art seeks to thumb its nose at was so firmly back in place.”
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CommentCharter plans stifle BBC's independence
Government influence and market pressures have neutered the BBC’s draft charter, argue David Puttnam and Des Freedman
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CriticsTV Critics: Celebrity Island; Scotland and the Battle for Britain; The White Helmets; Hooten and the Lady
“It was the same old manipulative and over-familiar formula. My endurance levels were exhausted before the first ad break.”
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CriticsTV Critics: The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs; Absolutely Fashion; Inside Scotland Yard
“A blend of science documentary and social experiment which was both eye-opening and surprisingly entertaining.”
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CommentYoung viewers don’t come cheap
Time and again at the Edinburgh International TV Festival, the BBC highlighted the appeal of The Great British Bake Off to young audiences.