There She Goes
There She Goes is a brand new comedy airing on BBC Four starring David Tennant and Jessica Hynes as the parents of nine-year-old Rosie, played by Miley Locke, a child…
BBC One’s ‘Drowning in Plastic’ sheds light on the horrors of pollution
On Monday 1 October, BBC One aired perhaps one of the most poignant, emotive and topical documentaries of 2018 – Drowning in Plastic. This one-off ninety minute episode, presented by…
The Bodyguard Review
Bodyguard is a modern BBC drama that focuses on Sergeant David Budd, played by Richard Madden, and his role as a Personal Protection Officer in the Police. The shows’ themes…
The issue with able-bodied actors taking roles with disabilities
The BBC’s announcement of the lead in the re-make of The Elephant Man recently drew much criticism. Though some believe that simply the highlighting of this rare condition on the…
Accent bias at the BBC?
A BBC Breakfast business reporter recently revealed to The Sunday Times her experiences of class bias while working at the BBC. Steph McGovern, a journalist born in Middlesbrough, spoke out…
Call the Midwife
Tuning in to the final five minutes of the most recent series of Call the Midwife, to scenes of the nuns and nurses joined by other members of their community…
Mark Speight, Welfare and Observing the viewer-Presenter Dynamic
On the 7th April, it will have been 10 years since children’s TV presenter Mark Speight took his own life. Found hung outside Paddington station in London, Speight’s suicide note…