All Comment articles – Page 97
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CommentHow 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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PodcastTalking 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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CriticsTV 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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CriticsTV 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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CriticsTV 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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CommentAlex 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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CriticsTV Critics: Cuffs; The Affair
“This is wham-bam, oi, you’re nicked, bright and breezy, just like its location”
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CommentUK 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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CommentGive and take of global markets
British TV exports are growing, but imports are important too
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CriticsTV Critics: Catastrophe; Professor Green: Suicide and Me; Imagine: Shylock's Ghost
“Fearless comedy, full of black farce and unflinching observation”
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CriticsTV 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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CommentWe 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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CriticsTV 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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CriticsTV 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.”
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CommentYentob case must not compromise BBC editorial values
The BBC has a duty to investigate its links with Kids Company but must be careful not to open the door to soft censorship, says Rebecca Scully
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CriticsTV Critics: Bull; The Apprentice; The Face of Britain by Simon Schama
“The trouble is that it’s uneven, feels forced and will be far too cartoony for many palates. Especially too cartoony for a 10pm weeknight slot.”
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CommentBBC gives a voice to British Asians
Corporation has been serving the needs of the community for 50 years
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CommentA week of changing personalities
Sky looks to the future as Stuart Murphy era comes to a close
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CriticsTV Critics: 24 Hours in A&E; The River; How Gay is Pakistan?
“There’s no silly hysterical wailing, it’s stoical, particularly (posh) British, but somehow also very tender and very moving.”