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Seven TV shows to watch out for in 2021

Seven TV shows to watch out for in 2021
Long-awaited return of Fargo leads list of must-view new series hitting screens in the coming year
1 Jan 2021
BBC to investigate Princess Diana 1995 tell-all interview

BBC to investigate Princess Diana 1995 tell-all interview
Martin Bashir accused of using faked bank statements to secure the Panorama chat
4 Nov 2020
Instant Opinion: the most important election of a lifetime

Instant Opinion: the most important election of a lifetime
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 2 November
2 Nov 2020
Instant Opinion: the BBC cannot police ‘virtue-signalling’ 

Instant Opinion: the BBC cannot police ‘virtue-signalling’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 30 October
30 Oct 2020
Instant Opinion: Donald Trump ‘sealed his fate with women’

Instant Opinion: Donald Trump ‘sealed his fate with women’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 29 October
29 Oct 2020
Comic Relief to end ‘white saviour’ trips to Africa

Comic Relief to end ‘white saviour’ trips to Africa
Charity’s appeal videos described by critics as ‘poverty porn’ and ‘devoid of dignity’
28 Oct 2020
Instant Opinion: secret Covid contracts causing UK ‘misery’

Instant Opinion: secret Covid contracts causing UK ‘misery’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 21 October
21 Oct 2020

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Why everyone’s talking about Alex Scott and QoS

Why everyone’s talking about Alex Scott and QoS
Scott is being ‘lined up’ to replace Sue Barker as host of the BBC’s sports quiz show
17 Sep 2020
New BBC chief warns ‘partisan’ staff of Twitter crackdown

New BBC chief warns ‘partisan’ staff of Twitter crackdown
Director-general Tim Davie says ‘campaigners’ not welcome at the corporation
4 Sep 2020
Quiz of The Week: 29 August - 4 September

Quiz of The Week: 29 August - 4 September
Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
4 Sep 2020
Instant Opinion: who is ‘the best PM we never had’?

Instant Opinion: who is ‘the best PM we never had’?
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 2 September
2 Sep 2020
Instant Opinion: there is ‘only one solution’ for the BBC

Instant Opinion: there is ‘only one solution’ for the BBC
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 1 September
1 Sep 2020
BBC Newsnight editor accused of ‘off the scale’ bias

BBC Newsnight editor accused of ‘off the scale’ bias
Policy editor Lewis Goodall attacked for article on the exam grading mayhem
21 Aug 2020
Instant Opinion: Brexit has left Britain ‘friendless’

Instant Opinion: Brexit has left Britain ‘friendless’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 15 July
15 Jul 2020
TV licence: what are the pros and cons?

TV licence: what are the pros and cons?
As streaming increases and enforcement declines fewer people are paying up
11 May 2020
What’s on this weekend? From Midsommar to Macbeth

What’s on this weekend? From Midsommar to Macbeth
Your guide to what’s worth seeing and reading this weekend
24 Apr 2020
Most watched TV broadcasts: PM’s address makes top ten

Most watched TV broadcasts: PM’s address makes top ten
Televised speech to nation racked up more than 27 million viewers, making it the eighth most watched broadcast in UK history
25 Mar 2020
Taking Control: The Dominic Cummings Story - the reviews

Taking Control: The Dominic Cummings Story - the reviews
BBC documentary makes claim of violent bust-up but critics aren’t impressed
19 Mar 2020
What is Rupert Murdoch’s Times Radio?

What is Rupert Murdoch’s Times Radio?
BBC veteran John Pienaar joins the new station as poaching rumours grow
18 Feb 2020
Instant Opinion: UK ‘quietly retreating from world stage’

Instant Opinion: UK ‘quietly retreating from world stage’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 17 February
17 Feb 2020
Instant Opinion: BBC in trouble ‘because UK TV is now bad'

Instant Opinion: BBC in trouble ‘because UK TV is now bad'
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 10 February
10 Feb 2020
BBC licence fee to increase by £3 from April

BBC licence fee to increase by £3 from April
Announcement follows calls for the fee to be made voluntary
4 Feb 2020
Why the BBC is cutting 450 jobs

Why the BBC is cutting 450 jobs
The corporation is trying to modernise and streamline to better fit the digital age
30 Jan 2020
Who will replace Tony Hall at the BBC?

Who will replace Tony Hall at the BBC?
James Purnell current favourite but many feel it’s time for first female director general
21 Jan 2020
Instant Opinion: Iran crisis ‘shows West no longer exists’

Instant Opinion: Iran crisis ‘shows West no longer exists’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 13 January
13 Jan 2020
What’s on this weekend? From The Gentleman to Gypsy

What’s on this weekend? From The Gentleman to Gypsy
Your guide to what’s worth seeing and reading this weekend
3 Jan 2020
Was BBC biased against Corbyn during the election campaign?

Was BBC biased against Corbyn during the election campaign?
Shadow transport secretary says Labour leader was ‘demonised and vilified’ by broadcasters
17 Dec 2019
Best TV of 2019

Best TV of 2019
The Crown, Peaky Blinders and Stranger Things were among the year’s must-watch shows
12 Nov 2019
Instant Opinion: Welcome the death of the political tribe

Instant Opinion: Welcome the death of the political tribe
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 11 November
11 Nov 2019
Tories’ ‘botched game plan could cost election’

Tories’ ‘botched game plan could cost election’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 7 November
7 Nov 2019
Samira Ahmed takes the BBC to court

Samira Ahmed takes the BBC to court
Presenter claims she was paid less than male colleagues for doing equivalent work
22 Oct 2019
Will the BBC become a subscription service?

Will the BBC become a subscription service?
Culture secretary says she is ‘open-minded’ about the proposal
17 Oct 2019
Instant Opinion: Greta Thunberg ‘upsets the patriarchy’

Instant Opinion: Greta Thunberg ‘upsets the patriarchy’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 1 October
1 Oct 2019
Instant Opinion: Hong Kong society ‘unequal and uncaring’

Instant Opinion: Hong Kong society ‘unequal and uncaring’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 17 September
17 Sep 2019