Opinion – Page 208

  • Nick Griffin in The Battle for Barking
    Comment

    1 Dec '10

    2010-12-01T11:01:00Z

    “A tragic-comedy in which everyone felt oppressed by everyone else.” Read on for the verdict of last night’s TV.

  • Ian Hislop's Age of the Do-Godders
    Comment

    30 Nov '10

    2010-11-30T11:10:00Z

    “Hislop is turning into a rather good TV social historian.” Read on for the verdict on last nights TV.

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    Comment

    Kids Bafta holds valuable lessons

    2010-11-30T09:40:00Z

    It was heartening to attend my first kids Bafta Children’s Awards and realise how far TV has moved on, writes Alex Farber.

  • Donald Trump: All-American Billionaire
    Comment

    29 Nov ‘10

    2010-11-29T12:00:00Z

    “It was a passably interesting look at an American success story but based on the illusion that there was an enigma beneath it all.” Read on for the verdict on the latest TV shows.

  • John Whiston
    Comment

    Tribute: Gavin Blyth

    2010-11-29T11:38:00Z

    ITV Studios’ creative director John Whiston pays tribute to Emmerdale series producer Gavin Blyth, who died on Friday aged 41.

  • Bill's Tasty Weekends
    Comment

    Bill's Tasty Weekends / Ian Hislop's Age Of The Do-Gooders / Nazi Collaborators

    2010-11-26T17:39:00Z

    Fresh One’s Roy Ackerman and Seventh Art’s Phil Grabsky on a chef, a do-gooder and a Nazi sympathiser.

  • Anna Carlson
    Comment

    Changing landscape needs new measures of success

    2010-11-26T17:36:00Z

    Viewing figures are not enough in the world of multiplatform TV, says Anna Carlson.

  • Robert Thirkell
    Comment

    Loyal teams make best films

    2010-11-26T17:34:00Z

    Some ‘platonic love’ can make a good film great, says Robert Thirkell.

  • Can't Bully Me
    Comment

    26 Nov ‘10

    2010-11-26T11:43:00Z

    “One of the most worrying elements to emerge over the course of the programme was the correlation - entirely unremarked upon by the narrator - between young carers and bullying.” Read on for the verdict on last nights TV.

  • Fry and Laurie Reunited
    Comment

    25 Nov '10

    2010-11-25T15:02:00Z

    “It’s quite something to make more of a pig of the English language than Sugar does himself, but Jamie somehow manages.” Read on for the verdict on last nights TV.

  • Lisa Campbell
    Comment

    BBC not guilty over Accused

    2010-11-25T07:59:00Z

    Attacks on the corporation from the head of the army are unwarranted.

  • Birt Dyke
    Comment

    Two heads better than one

    2010-11-25T07:59:00Z

    Former BBC chairman Sir Christopher Bland has come up with the perfect solution to who should be the next director general.

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    Comment

    Is ITV’s improved financial performance here to stay?

    2010-11-25T07:59:00Z

    60% said Yes / 40% said No

  • CDs
    Comment

    Authenticity in music is key in today’s world

    2010-11-25T07:59:00Z

    I recently saw a talk by a production music composer who was boasting about how many styles he’d covered.

  • Peter Mandelson
    Comment

    24 Nov '10

    2010-11-24T10:59:00Z

    “Better are the moments that aren’t orchestrated by the man himself, like the time Rothschild catches him with his trousers down.” Read on for the verdict on last nights TV.

  • Dispatches: City of Fear
    Comment

    23 Nov '10

    2010-11-23T11:43:00Z

    “This film followed a year in the lives of the victims of the bombings and the Islamabad police force and what emerged was a portrait of resilience and resignation.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Dispatches: City of Fear
    Comment

    Dispatches: City of Fear

    2010-11-22T13:52:00Z

    Director Chris Eley offers a behind the scenes look at tonight’s Dispatches that investigates a new wave of terrorist attacks that have hit Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad.

  • Any Human Heart
    Comment

    22 Nov '10

    2010-11-22T13:29:00Z

    “Looks set to be the Brideshead Revisited of the 21st century.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Beeny’s Restoration Nightmare
    Comment

    19 Nov '10

    2010-11-19T10:34:00Z

    “I like Sarah Beeny: she’s jolly and fun – an enthusiastic labrador of a presenter.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Edwardian Farm
    Comment

    18 Nov '10

    2010-11-18T10:31:00Z

    “We can never know how the original people felt about it.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.