Opinion – Page 203

  • Lisa Campbell
    Comment

    As one door closes...

    2011-02-03T09:54:00Z

    With BBC ‘sharing the pain’ of cuts, now is a good time to start afresh.

  • Boardwalk Empire
    Comment

    2 Feb '11

    2011-02-02T10:52:00Z

    “There was something rather lifeless about it, as if the show was trying just that bit too hard to tick all the boxes.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Mark Murray
    Comment

    Sky Atlantic: Let the Stories Begin

    2011-02-01T12:52:00Z

    The first show to feature on new channel Sky Atlantic will be Let the Stories Begin, an hour-long preview produced by indie Northern Upstart. Indie co-founder Mark Murray spoke to Broadcast ahead of the launch.

  • Gladiators: Rome Unwrapped
    Comment

    Gladiators: Rome Unwrapped, Channel 5

    2011-02-01T11:55:00Z

    Ahead of a new documentary series exploring ancient Rome using drama and CGI, series director Dan Oliver takes Broadcast behind the scenes.

  • Episodes
    Comment

    1 Feb '11

    2011-02-01T09:44:00Z

    “All laugh-free longeurs. Truly, this is the age of austerity.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Terry Wogan's Ireland
    Comment

    31 Jan '11

    2011-01-31T12:01:00Z

    “Wogan creaked his way round the old country, distributing far more blarney than he received.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • posh_and_Posher.jpg
    Comment

    27 Jan '11

    2011-01-27T08:39:00Z

    “The middle classes cannot afford public schools either and are now on the same losing side as the poor.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Lisa Campbell
    Comment

    Gray day for blokeish Sky

    2011-01-27T07:59:00Z

    Sexist gaffes won’t help the broadcaster’s bid to attract female viewers

  • Andrew Harrison
    Comment

    New Communications Act is the big issue, not local TV

    2011-01-27T07:59:00Z

    There’s no time for delay in updating the UK’s media legislation, says Andrew Harrison.

  • Skillset
    Comment

    Investment in training bears fruit

    2011-01-27T07:59:00Z

    As training providers, we are all too familiar with the challenges that programme-makers, especially freelancers, face in terms of career support and ongoing training (‘Why TV faces a growing skills gap’, Broadcast 21 January).

  • houses_of_parliament.jpg
    Comment

    Should MPs decide on News Corp’s BSkyB buyout?

    2011-01-27T07:59:00Z

    96% said Yes / 4% said No

  • Lunch Monkeys
    Comment

    Lunch Monkeys / Farmer's Life For Me / School Mum Makeover

    2011-01-27T07:59:00Z

    Electric Sky’s Holly Bigsby and Whizz Kid’s Lisa Chapman on office life, pig-farming and teary mums.

  • Skins
    Comment

    All3 rides out the Skins storm

    2011-01-26T15:25:00Z

    Controversy will not dent firm’s US ambitions, says Kate Bulkley.

  • Lisa Campbell
    Comment

    BBC counts the cost of cuts

    2011-01-26T12:20:00Z

    When Broadcast broke the World Service cuts story yesterday it prompted immediate reaction from shocked staff. Lisa Campbell considers the impact.

  • Tom Harvey
    Comment

    View from the North

    2011-01-26T12:06:00Z

    The view from the North is rapidly becoming the view of the South as I travel down on one of my now weekly trips to London, writes Tom Harvey.

  • Horizon: Science under Attack
    Comment

    25 Jan ‘11

    2011-01-25T10:01:00Z

    “It’s a shame Horizon is only a TV show, and not a four-year degree course in climatology.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Being Human
    Comment

    24 Jan '11

    2011-01-24T13:29:00Z

    “Series three looked fresher and funnier than the last.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day
    Comment

    21 Jan '11

    2011-01-21T11:26:00Z

    “I learned a lot about ancient cement, but rather less about ancient Rome.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Tony Ballard
    Comment

    Hunt's proposed online TV crackdown

    2011-01-21T10:17:00Z

    Reports of the Oxford Media Convention suggest that Jeremy Hunt holds strong views about the regulation of online TV but it is not clear what they are.  Informal hints from officials, however, suggest that content regulation may be extended beyond the new AVMS framework, writes Tony Ballard.

  • 10 O'Clock Live
    Comment

    10 O'Clock Live: the verdict

    2011-01-21T10:05:00Z

    Channel 4’s 10 O’Clock Live nearly broke Twitter with mixed audience reaction. Robin Parker gives the Broadcast verdict.