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Published 26 December 2022
A comprehensive record of television and radio schedules during Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on Monday 19 September 2022
Published 27 May 2022
A rough scan of the introductory booklet for the new BBC Four issued a few weeks before launch
Published 3 February 2022
It’s Number One, it’s Top Of The Pops!
Published 21 June 2021
The Cardiff Singer of the World competition is something only our BBC could do
Published 21 December 2015
The latest slow TV production from BBC Four
Published 5 March 2014
BLOG: From rumours to facts – BBC Three is on the closure list
Published 27 March 2012
BLOG: A discussion on Twitter about the BBC’s incomprehensible scheduling policies of late
Published 19 August 2011
Much has been said this week about proposed cutbacks that may (or may not) affect BBC Four, the ‘highbrow’ digital TV channel that has a relatively small but fiercely loyal…
Published 4 August 2011
We don’t normally bother with such trivialities as television programmes on Transdiffusion. I mean, they’re not the most important thing on the goggle box now are they?! However every now and then we spot an excellent programme that’s well worth mentioning.
Published 10 June 2011
As the BBC continues to wrestle with the prospect of making significant cost savings, the subject of channel closures (television or radio) has reared its head yet again, but this…
Published 5 June 2011
As a television channel, BBC Four has been the subject of much scrutiny as of late, and not just because it happens to be a digital-only TV channel with a…
Published 5 July 2010
The announcement that BBC Radio 6 Music has been saved from closure may have dominated today’s media news, but that’s not the only thing that the BBC Trust has been…
Published 3 March 2010
Although the article leads on a poll result that suggest that the majority of the UK population are “broadly in favour” of the proposed BBC cuts, a new poll published…
Published 2 March 2010
BBC to cut £100m from overhead costs and axe digital stations BBC Strategy Review document (PDF file) When proposing something as major as the closure of public services like radio…
Published 19 January 2009
“Here comes counsel for the picaninny.” You wouldn’t get away with such language today. Not even a public servant – and even the most obnoxious guard of the cells below…
Published 1 December 2008
BBC3 and BBC4 face budget cuts At least the downturn in the commercial property market has prevented the BBC from taking the easy, short-term solution of selling the family silver…
Published 9 May 2008
If you, like me, are an avid BBC Four viewer, you might have seen the extremely cool trailer for the recent Mediaeval (oh, sorry, we are spelling it the American…