Let’s give credit where credit’s due
Whether sped-up to an unreadable blur or minimised to the point of invisibility, devaluing TV end credits devalues programme-makers
Sunday, 27 September 2009
in spiked 24/7/2008
Whether sped-up to an unreadable blur or minimised to the point of invisibility, devaluing TV end credits devalues programme-makers
in spiked 18/7/2008
Hollyoaks and the madness of the TV nutter
Mentally ill people are very rarely dangerous - so why do soap operas so often portray them as homicidal maniacs?
in spiked 11/7/2008
Jeremy Clarkson: because he’s worth it
He may caricature greens as cabbage-eating lesbians, but Clarkson says what people think. And the Beeb is right to pay him handsomely
in spiked 4/7/2008
Middle-class murder: so much more palatable
Why are so many murder dramas set in posh areas? Because TV execs think only the well-to-do have interesting reasons for killing each other
in spiked 26/6/2008
The funny side of food and cars
You don’t have to be a foodie or petrolhead to enjoy watching the big-ego, un-PC hosts of The Supersizers Go... and Top Gear
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
in spiked 13/6/2008
In an ugly world, we need ugly newsreaders
The rise of the husky-voiced, coquettish female newsreader mirrors the decline of that ‘masculine’ value: objectivity
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