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Tag Archives: BBC
‘Plainly nuts’: A press portrait of Paul Nuttall
ALWYN TURNER looks at the career of Nigel Farage’s successor as UKIP leader. Continue reading
All cricket on the Western Front
ALWYN TURNER celebrates the work of novelist and failed Liberal candidate AG Macdonell. Continue reading
I knew Owen Smith. Owen Smith was a friend of mine
ROGER HERMISTON wishes he had one fruity anecdote about the would-be Labour leader, but he doesn’t. Continue reading
Articulate, glamorous and patronising
Some perceptions of the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg in 2010. Continue reading
‘The right to triviality’
The best years of British television relied on diversity of funding, thinks ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Uncle Bill and his sticky buns
ALWYN TURNER remembers the man who told stories to Army children in the 1970s Continue reading
Hill’s striking heyday
PAUL SAFFER looks back at the 1961 memoir of union firebrand and bearded sporting hipster Jimmy Hill. Continue reading
Is this Britain’s worst radio presenter?
ALWYN TURNER celebrates the self-proclaimed windbag David Mellor. Continue reading
Searching for a role: What next for the IMF?
As Christine Lagarde steps down from leading the IMF, what is the future for the Fund, asks DAN ATKINSON. Continue reading
This is as good as it gets
As Jeremy Corbyn prepares for his first conference speech as leader of the Labour Party, SAM HARRISON bets on it being his last. Continue reading
This week we have been mostly…
A selection of the writing, wittering and viewing that has caught our attention over the past week. Continue reading
