The Brit Awards: nostalgic for nostalgia
With the pop stars being either old or imitating a time when nostalgia was in, the ceremony was a post-modern pastiche.
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Friday, 19 February 2010
in spiked, February 19, 2010
With the pop stars being either old or imitating a time when nostalgia was in, the ceremony was a post-modern pastiche.
Sunday, 27 September 2009
in spiked 14/8/2009
An obituary to
a once-great station
The eclectic mix of re-runs on ITV4 remind us that mainstream, commercial television could be great.
in spiked 7/8/2009
There’s nothing wrong with good repeats
Instead of rubbish new productions, cash-strapped channels like ITV should plunder their vaults for some TV gold
in spiked 6/2/2009
The all-new Minder: a passable knock-off
It’s a nice little earner for Shane Richie, but the remake of the Eighties favourite takes a few ‘diabolical liberties’
in spiked 10/10/2008
Unhappy birthday
to This Morning
Trite, inconsequential, and aimed at bored women: why celebrate this show?
in spiked 20/6/2008
When swearing on TV is big and clever
Relentless cursing is ignorant and unfunny, but using profanity judiciously - like Joan Rivers did this week - can be hilarious
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