Television Production – Journalism, Media and Culture

BBC plan for regional hubs makes financial sense and is good politics for the government

March 23, 2021March 30, 2021 Matt Walsh BBC, creative economy, ITV, London, public broadcasting, regionalisation

Funding cuts will force the national broadcaster to implement a root and branch reorganisation.

Callum Turner and Holliday Grainger star as a soldier and a detective in The Capture.

Digital Media Technology Television Drama

The rise of “deepfake”

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 John Jewell counterintelligence, deepfake, video technology

BBC drama, The Capture, has baffled and enthralled both critics and audiences alike with its examination of the counterintelligence services and how adept they have become at using video technology.

Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer: Gone Fishing

Media Television Production UK Television

Two men go fishing

August 14, 2019August 16, 2019 John Jewell Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse, TV comedy

In a sort of televisual travelogue, comedians and long-time friends Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse (as themselves, it’s not fiction) travel the rivers (and sometimes the coasts) of the UK, fishing, chatting, eating and drinking.

Media Television Production

Goodbye Jeremy Kyle Show – Hello Surjury

July 18, 2019 John Jewell Jeremy Kyle, Reality Television, Surjury

As Kyle’s show ends, Surjury has been commissioned. The show will have a jury of “peers and experts” deliberating on whether members of a group of young people deserve to have plastic surgery.

Broadcasting Journalism Media Politics Russia Television Production

The Strange Case of Jeremy Corbyn’s Hat

March 20, 2018March 22, 2018 Richard Sambrook BBC, bias, Corbyn, Newsnight

Newsnight, the BBC 2 Current Affairs programme, had a studio discussion about Jeremy Corbyn’s position on Russia – and used a studio graphic which combined a picture of him set against the Kremlin. Cue outrage.