All Disability articles – Page 28
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NewsCDN puts diversity pledges to test
The Creative Diversity Network (CDN) is on the brink of unveiling a monitoring service that will assess how the major broadcasters’ are performing against their diversity targets – and compared with each other – for the first time.
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NewsTV admits diversity failures
Baroness Floella Benjamin made an impassioned plea in her opening address at Ed Vaizey’s diversity roundtable last week: “Don’t let our children down,” she said, “especially our young black men. They don’t feel part of this.”
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NewsOlly Lambert joins Newsnight
Olly Lambert, the award-winning freelance documentary director behind Syria: Across the Lines, has joined Newsnight as its first filmmaker in residence.
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NewsR4 political chief slams BBC portrayals of disability
BBC Radio 4’s chief political correspondent Gary O’Donoghue has criticised the corporation’s drama output for allowing actors to effectively “black up” to play people with disabilities.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Silent War; Getting Rich in the Recession; The Audience; Byzantium
“A workmanlike account of the role subs played in the Cold War.” Read on for the verdict on last night’sTV.
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The Broadcast InterviewInterview: Ruby Wax
Comedian Ruby Wax is back in the limelight - this time as a corporate speaker on mental health issues
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The Broadcast InterviewJustin Fletcher and Allan Johnson
Few characters can rival Santa Claus in a child’s eyes - apart from CBeebies’ Mr Tumble that is.
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NewsCohen calls for more diverse workforce
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has called for the TV industry to become more diverse in a number of areas.
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NewsChannel 4 resurrects Secret History
Channel 4 is to bring back Secret History, its long-running TV documentary series which aired from 1991 to 2004.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Tunnel; Hello Ladies; Veep; The One and Only Cilla Black; Out There; Britain's Booming Cannabis Business
“It’s atmospheric, intriguing, gripping, with interesting, complex characters and strong performances. It’s just that it’s exactly the same as the original.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsC4 installs mini-rig season
Channel 4 is launching a season of mini-rig docs set in locations including a taxi firm and 24 hour emergency call-out offices.
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CommentAll Eyes On Us
One year on from the Paralympics, Eelyn Lee says C4 must join up its disabled programming strategy
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NewsC4 defends Undateables brand
The commissioner of Channel 4’s The Undateables has defended the controversial title and marketing campaign – but admitted that the publicity “struggled to convey the warmth of the show”.
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CriticsTV Critics: I'm Spazticus; Who Do You Think You Are?; Britain's Lost Treasures Returned; Love/Hate; Nurses
“Disability doesn’t have to be a joke-free zone. And I for one was LMFAO.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentThe Plane that Saved Britain
Behind the scenes on Channel 4’s WW2 documentary The Plane that Saved Britain.
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The Broadcast InterviewJamie Campbell and Joel Wilson, Eleven Film
Robin Parker speaks to Eleven Film’s co-founders about wooing the international market with EOne, shifting their focus to scripted - and the difficulty of devising a returnable format
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CommentBafta winners praise broadcasters' boldness
Baftas show the academy can turn the industry on its head says Balihar Khlasa.
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Behind The ScenesUnreported World: Cuba, Basketball And Betrayal, C4
I hadn’t planned to be a TV presenter, let alone a current affairs film-maker, says Ade Adepitan. Now I find myself interviewing people in Spanish.
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NewsCineflix and October strike deal
Cineflix Rights has negotiated an exclusive first-look deal with Rude Tube producer October Films, beating a host of rivals including Zodiak Rights.
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NewsC4 strengthens cross-genre disability commitment
Channel 4 has strengthened its commitment to changing the portrayal of disability on TV through a raft of programming.