Sunday, 27 September 2009

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 30/7/2009


Why I prefer to Wake Up To Wogan


The Irish veteran's warm-hearted whimsy is far preferable to the quarrelsome heavyweight news on Today

in spiked 24/7/2009


Why does everyone want to be Irish?


From Angela's Ashes to Who Do You Think You Are?, the Emerald Isle is still a reliable source of self-pity

in spiked 10/7/2009


British TV’s sci-fi inferiority complex


Swearier, flashier, gayer and set in Cardiff, BBC’sDr Who spin-off Torchwood shows UK sci-fi can’t take itself seriously.

in spiked 3/7/2009


NASA: ‘Risk is the price of progress’


A brilliant documentary on the Apollo missions reminds us that, yes, going to space is a risky business, but it's worth it

in spiked 25/6/2009


Letting Ordinary Joe loose on the nation


Radio producers think phone-in shows are democratic. In truth they’re stuffed with whiny, clichéd invective

in spiked 19/6/2009


Funny women need to develop some balls


If TV panel shows are confrontational and laddish, female performers should stop moaning and get stuck in