All Comment articles – Page 94
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Critics
TV Critics: Peep Show; The Frankenstein Chronicles; Josh
“This is the best-written comedy on TV. Let’s savour its six-week swansong”
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Meeting the ethical challenge
Documentary-makers need to debate moral dilemmas, says James Quinn
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More entertaining changes ahead
Sky is playing for high stakes drama, while entertainment is key for ITV
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Radio offers a united front on jazz
Our collaboration between the BBC and commercial radio echoes the true spirit of jazz, say Alan Davy and Jonathan Arendt
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TV Critics: Lewis; Imagine; Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild
“It is first-class curl-under-the-blanket comfort viewing, and will be sorely missed.”
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TV Critics: London Spy; Hugh's War On Waste; The Walking Dead
“The thriller has begun and no doubt will be as rich and rewarding in its own way as the love story”
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How Downton put UK back on the map
Period drama’s legacy will be that it made the world sit up and take notice of British scripted shows, says Gareth Neame
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Podcast
Talking TV: ITV attacks BBC - plus Kirstie & Phil interview
ITV’s attack on the BBC’s distinctiveness comes under the microscope in the latest edition of Talking TV, which also features an interview with Kirstie & Phil.
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Critics
TV Critics: Let Us Entertain You; My Psychic Life; Elvis and Me
“It flattered our intelligence while satisfying a national fondness for jingoism and nostalgia”
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TV Critics: The Great Pottery Throw Down; The Secret Life of Four-Year-Olds; Catastrophe
“It’s primeval, primordial even, visceral, sensual. I could watch pot throwing all day… Well, some of the day, certainly.”
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TV Critics: Simply Nigella; Is This Rape? Sex On Trial; Hugh's War on Waste
“Oh, Nigella, you can do so many things – except stop yourself from being so infinitely spoofable.”
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Alex Graham: madness to strip BBC of formats
The former Wall to Wall boss responds to ITV’s call for a ban on formats on the BBC.
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TV Critics: Cuffs; The Affair
“This is wham-bam, oi, you’re nicked, bright and breezy, just like its location”
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UK must remain a world leader in format creation
The boom started here and can continue if policymakers tread carefully, says Jean Chalaby
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Give and take of global markets
British TV exports are growing, but imports are important too
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TV Critics: Catastrophe; Professor Green: Suicide and Me; Imagine: Shylock's Ghost
“Fearless comedy, full of black farce and unflinching observation”
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TV Critics: The Last Dukes; Scream Queens; Doc Martin
“A human zoo, basically, but you don’t have to feel too guilty about laughing.”
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We need to talk about PSBs
Charter Review debate must not distract us from tackling the bigger challenges faced by all broadcasters, says Des Freedman
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TV Critics: Jekyll & Hyde; The Sex Change Spitfire Ace; Great Canal Journeys
“Like Jekyll’s lawyer I never use an exclamation unless absolutely necessary but…damn fine bogey tale!”
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TV Critics: The Last Kingdom; My Son the Jihadi; Escape To The Wild
“It’s not just an attempt at a Game of British Thrones, on a smaller scale, with a little less sex.”