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Huw Edwards among broadcasters to lead BBC coverage of Queen’s funeral

The BBC’s special TV programming covering the historic day on September 19 will air from 8am until 5pm.

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022

TV tonight: Greg Davies is back in his pop quizmaster chair

Comic talents Noel Fielding and Daisy May Cooper also return, on Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Plus: David Dimbleby explores BBC scandals. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2022

TV tonight: deja vu dating in the search for love

More matches, mis-matches and awkward moments in First Dates Hotel. Plus, Rosie Jones’ Trip Hazard. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2022

Labour pledges to strengthen the BBC’s independence and protect funding

Party would insulate broadcaster from political pressure, says shadow culture secretary, as Liz Truss prepares to wage war on it

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2022

David Dimbleby criticises Emily Maitlis over Cummings ‘polemic’

Veteran broadcaster says monologue about Dominic Cummings’ lockdown breach should have been phrased as questions

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2022

Dimbleby says Maitlis should not have made Newsnight monologue a ‘polemic’

The veteran broadcaster also dismissed the idea a call from No 10 put pressure on the BBC to rebuke Maitlis and her team.

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2022

David Dimbleby: I don’t believe Diana was coerced into giving Bashir interview

Dimbleby said that Diana 'was not bullied or hectored' into giving the interview and that 'what she was saying was genuinely meant'

Wales Online · Aug 23, 2022

Can Q&A lead us out of the opinion wars it’s helped to fuel?

This week’s announcement that Stan Grant will be permanent host of the ABC’s Q&A follows widespread speculation about the future of the program. On some estimates, ratings have fallen by more than 50% from a peak of over 600,000 during its first decade under Tony Jones, who served as host…

The Conversation · Jul 27, 2022

BBC platinum jubilee review: Queen’s partial absence poses tricky challenges

Finding the right tone was not always easy, but the TV marathon was a triumphant return for Kirsty Young

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2022

Shakespearean drama, nostalgia and a knees-up: nation unites to mark Queen’s jubilee in a very British way

The monarch may have been absent, but her jubilee celebrations proved a hit as the public embraced carnival atmosphere

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2022