Opinion – Page 191

  • Richard Hobbs
    Comment

    Off Cuts: Moody Hobbs - all is Peachey

    2011-06-16T08:29:00Z

    TV types wandering around the Portrait Awards at the National Portrait Gallery might recognise a familiar face. Isobel Peachey’s subject was her pal, Clear Cut Pictures business development manager Richard Hobbs.

  • Kids Behind Bars
    Comment

    Unlocking the Kids Behind Bars

    2011-06-15T12:16:00Z

    How do you tell the stories of some of the most troubled, and troublesome, kids in Britain? Emma Wakefield takes Broadcast behind the scenes of BBC3’s Kids Behind Bars.

  • Luther
    Comment

    15 June '11

    2011-06-15T11:14:00Z

    “Luther is pure, escapist TV drama. And a very superior one.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Extreme engineering
    Comment

    BFBS: extreme engineering

    2011-06-14T12:46:00Z

    Quentin Howard reveals the extreme engineering behind forces radio and TV service BFBS.

  • paul robinson 2
    Comment

    Robinson on the Myers Report

    2011-06-14T11:45:00Z

    When it comes to sacred cows John Myers report into savings across the BBC’s popular music radio networks slaughters a whole field, but its findings will be popular with staff and listeners, writes Paul Robinson.

  • Terry Pratchett Choosing to Die
    Comment

    14 June '11

    2011-06-14T10:15:00Z

    “Never veered into out-and-out polemic.” Read on for what the critcis thought of last night’s TV.

  • Camelot
    Comment

    13 June '11

    2011-06-13T10:45:00Z

    “It’s a clever sponge-cake of a the epic and everyday sandwiched together.” Read on for the verdict on the weekend’s TV.

  • Fisherman’s Friends
    Comment

    Television patience

    2011-06-10T11:42:00Z

    As 2,000 eager delegates gather at Sheffield Doc/Fest, award-winning  producer/director David Pearson recounts the experience of making the heart warming story of a new ‘buoy band’ with a collective age of 560, and explains why real ob docs deliver stories unlike anything else.

  • Lisa Campbell
    Comment

    Sunshine days for docs

    2011-06-09T08:29:00Z

    The genre is alive and well, as the summer Sheffield Doc/Fest shows.

  • Peter Fincham
    Comment

    ITV’s got talent for factual

    2011-06-09T08:29:00Z

    Thought-provoking docs are nothing new for us, says Peter Fincham.

  • Hamish Mykura
    Comment

    The golden age of the documentary is now

    2011-06-09T08:29:00Z

    Those who say the genre is in decline couldn’t be more wrong, argues Hamish Mykura.

  • Luther
    Comment

    Luther / Angry Boys / The Royal

    2011-06-09T08:29:00Z

    BeActive’s Nuno Bernardo and Green Bay Media’s Alyn Luker on murderers, bad boys and hospital drama.

  • Shaun and Alan
    Comment

    Off Cuts: A tale of two Alans

    2011-06-09T08:29:00Z

    Alan Titchmarsh proved a good sport when he dropped in on Shaun Keaveney’s 6 Music breakfast show, with jovial banter swiftly descending into an impromptu Gardener’s Question Time.

  • John Cassy
    Comment

    Wimbledon in 3D - and why it matters

    2011-06-08T12:50:00Z

    The BBC’s decision to air this year’s Wimbledon finals in 3D gives Sky’s John Cassy confidence that the UK will continue to break new ground in this area.

  • Our War
    Comment

    8 June '11

    2011-06-08T09:29:00Z

    “It managed to deliver something fresh, with its concentration on a single action that played out over several hours.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Injustice
    Comment

    7 June '11

    2011-06-07T10:36:00Z

    “The threads ticked over like an engine, on the imaginative side of mechanically.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Case Histories
    Comment

    6 June '11

    2011-06-06T11:10:00Z

    “Fun, fast, nice to look at – and not just Jackson’s torso but the Scottish backdrop too.” Read on for the verdict on the weekend’s TV.

  • andrew marrs megacities
    Comment

    3 June '11

    2011-06-03T10:05:00Z

    “It was really, really good, despite some rather wobbly foundations.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Wonderland – The Men Who Won’t Stop Marching
    Comment

    2 June '11

    2011-06-02T12:34:00Z

    “It was a revealing account of a community robbed of purpose.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • liz_bales.jpg
    Comment

    Educating consumers is key to protecting copyright

    2011-06-02T08:30:00Z

    The public need to know where they can legally acquire the content they want, says Liz Bales.