Comment – Page 5
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CommentLower cost drama needn’t mean lower quality shows
Chalkboard managing director Mike Benson on getting creative to finance primetime TV
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CommentGetting to the bottom of comedy’s cancel culture
Comedy is about saying the unsayable but in a fast-changing landscape it’s hard to know what is acceptable
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CommentYear of the Tiger will hear Asian content roar
TVF International’s Julian Chou-Lambert sees potential for risk-taking, adventure, and possibility for continent’s ambitious producers
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CommentMorse owes its longevity to breaking the mould
After 35 years and three different iterations, the franchise has racked up 750 million global views and shows no sign of stopping, says John Mair
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CommentMaking sure Muslim stories are portrayed accurately
Sajid Varda reveals how charity UK Muslim Film helped C4’s comedy drama Screw avoid misinformed stereotypes
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CommentSocial realism is helping broadcasters in SVoD battle
Series like C4’s It’s A Sin would never be greenlit by an SVoD – but they should, says Danny Brocklehurst
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CommentIn My Skin helped me unpick a lifetime of shame
BBC3 drama’s return shows truth is essential to successful scriptwriting, says Kayleigh Llewellyn
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CommentBlack hosts shouldn’t be seen as ‘risks’
My Channel 4 series The Money Maker was a rare example of a black business expert on British TV, says Eric Collins
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CommentDistinctive domestic content is key to our national identity
Streamers have brought more choice but the PSB model must be protected, says Peter Bazalgette
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CommentWhy do so many shows feature violence against women?
‘Would it really be so hard today to come up with imaginative new plots that don’t involve the brutalisation and murder of women?’
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CommentSaving the planet is TV’s greatest task
Climate change is the big challenge of our future, so where are all the programmes reflecting its importance, asks Studio Silverback’s Colin Butfield
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CommentGreat drama can speak to audiences in any language
Foreign-language shows are on the rise as viewers focus on quality of content, not country of origin, says Andrea Scrosati
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CommentSelling C4 would betray underrepresented voices
4Stories could not exist at a profit-driven broadcaster, say Ben Bickerton and Philip Trethowan
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CommentDon’t criminalise journalists for doing their job
Plans to alter the Official Secrets Act will have a chilling effect on doc makers and news and current affairs, says John Battle
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CommentThe BBC should capitalise on Eurovision’s popularity
A Saturday night entertainment show to select the UK entrant would deliver ratings and boost our chances, says Scott Bryan
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CommentRIP to my Holby City family
Don’t let the heart of BBC1’s medical drama be forgotten, says David Innes Edwards
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CommentN&R indies must target premium factual
The growing number of regional indies means producers must engage SVoDs to land work, says Ben Smith
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CommentImpartial news is the bedrock of our PSB system
ITN’s special recognition win at the Broadcast Awards underlines the need for public service journalism, says Deborah Turness
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CommentThe UK should open up to the thrills of a writers’ room
There’s always a place for the singular vision but the US approach suits longer runs, says Danny Brocklehurst
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CommentStuart McDonald: a personal tribute
Richard Woolfe remembers an outstanding director and a dear friend