Opinion – Page 168

  • Horizon: The Truth About Exercise
    Comment

    29 Feb '12

    2012-02-29T10:49:00Z

    “It was pacey, strikingly filmed and good-humoured”. Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Marie Colvin
    Comment

    Marie Colvin remembered

    2012-02-28T12:27:00Z

    Atlantic Productions’ boss Anthony Geffen remembers his time working with Marie Colvin, the award-winning Sunday Times journalist killed in Syria last week.

  • Empire
    Comment

    28 Feb '12

    2012-02-28T11:27:00Z

    “An authored documentary should have something to say and Paxman’s did.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Coronation Street
    Comment

    What ITV's tax battle means for television

    2012-02-28T10:32:00Z

    ITV is poised to lose a second court appeal in a long-running legal battle with HMRC to avoid paying more tax for hiring high-profile actors, but the result could also place a financial burden on production companies, says Liz Brion.

  • Comment

    27 Feb '12

    2012-02-27T15:06:00Z

    “The remade Upstairs Downstairs is never going to be capable of carrying the weight Thomas seems determined to place on it.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Steve Macallister
    Comment

    A gateway to the world of TV at the Albert Docks

    2012-02-24T08:30:00Z

    BBC Showcase increasingly represents the whole TV industry, says Steve Macallister.

  • The Ronnie Wood Show
    Comment

    The Ronnie Wood Show, Sky Arts 1

    2012-02-24T08:30:00Z

    The Ronnie Wood Show, which debuts on Sky Arts 1 tonight, happened by accident, according to series producer Ian Sharpe.

  • Lisa Campbell
    Comment

    Survival depends on tax breaks

    2012-02-23T08:29:00Z

    Treasury must listen to the cause of British animation and drama.

  • The Ministry of Curious Stuff
    Comment

    A nursery slope for TV talent

    2012-02-23T08:29:00Z

    Many have started in kids’ TV – long may it continue, says Reem Nouss.

  • Benjamin Cohen
    Comment

    Viewer engagement comes with having a personality

    2012-02-23T08:29:00Z

    Channel 4 benefits from allowing journalists to give views online, says Benjamin Cohen.

  • Fat Girls And Feeders
    Comment

    More sex please C4, we’re missing out

    2012-02-23T08:29:00Z

    After reading Barry McFlynn’s searingly honest polemic ‘What is Channel 4 actually for?’ I feel compelled to throw my hat into the ring and pose a question that has been bothering me for some time: C4, where has all the sex gone?

  • Those Who Kill
    Comment

    Those Who Kill / Catholics / Jedward’s Big Adventure

    2012-02-23T08:29:00Z

    Northern Upstart’s Judith Holder and Holler’s Alex Pullin on Danish drama, priests-to-be and Jedward.

  • Reese Witherspoon, aka head of digital Jo Montgomery.
    Comment

    Off Cuts: Sky Living seeing double

    2012-02-23T08:29:00Z

    To mark the launch of US drama Ringer, in which Sarah Michelle Gellar plays twins, Sky Living has been seeing double with a guide to the celebrity lookalikes in its midst.

  • scots_high_court.jpg
    Comment

    Would having cameras in courts make for good TV?

    2012-02-23T08:28:00Z

    55% said Yes / 45% said No

  • Kidnap and Ransom
    Comment

    Kidnap and Ransom, ITV1

    2012-02-22T11:50:00Z

    Executive producer Rachel Gesua reveals the challenges behind bringing ITV drama Kidnap and Ransom back for a second run.

  • prisoners_wives
    Comment

    22 Feb '12

    2012-02-22T10:30:00Z

    “Naff, operatic and entirely guessable in one way but believable and entirely watchable in many others.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Timothy Spall: All at Sea
    Comment

    Timothy Spall: All at Sea, BBC4

    2012-02-21T12:14:00Z

    Paul Crompton reveals how making Timothy Spall: All at Sea for BBC4 proved an eye-opening experience.

  • My Social Network Stalker
    Comment

    21 Feb '12

    2012-02-21T09:56:00Z

    “It compounded her exposure unnecessarily.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Homeland
    Comment

    20 Feb '12

    2012-02-20T10:08:00Z

    “It is sophisticated television, but easy to engage with.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • A_dad_is_born
    Comment

    17 Feb '12

    2012-02-17T10:04:00Z

    “By concentrating exclusively on the male experience, director Kira Phillips produced something genuinely new.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.