Posts Tagged ‘BBC’

Children are becoming feral? Look who they’re learning from

Children are becoming feral? Look who they’re learning from

Are our children really becoming more like animals?

The producer said to me…

The producer said to me…

Jonathan Morgan leaves politics behind and looks to a new career, albeit only for a day…

Beeb Brother – you’re watching it

Beeb Brother – you’re watching it

The BBC is a cherished part of British life, but some its output can be unforgivably lazy

5 ways the Welsh General Election was rubbish

5 ways the Welsh General Election was rubbish

The electoral equivalent of the Phoney War is finally over and the day of polling has arrived. And not a moment too soon

Why we should all care about S4/C

Why we should all care about S4/C

The fate of the Welsh-language is inextricably tied to S4/C. The station has to do more than merely survive its current convulsions, it needs to adapt for Welsh-speakers of the future

Arch enemies

Arch enemies

Radio 4 stalwart The Archers reaches its 60th birthday this week – that’ll do, pig. That’ll do

All that glitters

All that glitters

So-called consumer programmes have become hysterical on our part over cash for gold. But where’s the con if the proposition is this transparent?

Our channel, our culture, our jobs

Our channel, our culture, our jobs

Opposition to changes to S4/C continues to grow. Ahead of a rally tomorrow against the proposals at which Ieuan Wyn Jones will speak, the Heritage Minister outlines his way forward for the channel

Elementary, my dear BBC

Elementary, my dear BBC

BBC Wales is now the major contributor not just to television drama in Wales but right across the UK – and the recent production of Sherlock proves it

‘If people value investigative journalism, they will have to pay for it’

‘If people value investigative journalism, they will have to pay for it’

The Rebecca website went live in April, nearly four decades after the original magazine hit the streets of Wales. The site revives its forebear’s reputation for tough investigative journalism, but enters a radically different media landscape. So can it charge?

What a shame the pundits can’t go out in the first round

What a shame the pundits can’t go out in the first round

I KNOW the World Cup is only just over a week old and I know I should probably just lighten up and join in with the spirit of the thing but I have just about had enough of the endless, monotonous noise ruining my enjoyment of the world’s biggest football tournament. No, I’m not talking [...]

What are academic historians for?

What are academic historians for?

The role and value of historians is often subjected to sneered derision. But in reality they have a vital role to play in developing a forward-thinking 21st Century Wales