I Don’t Recognize These Women
This week I’ve been flicking through various channels and noticed on one a film called The Huntsman – an updated fairy tale of Snow White. After ten minutes of watching …
The Trouble With Box Sets
Although many deplore the lack of quality on our terrestrial screens when it comes to drama, comedy or serials, there are some gems. I’ve been watching Fleabag avidly. The writing …
Location, Location, Location!
The news looks more like a travel programme these days. Since when has it been so vitally important for news presenters to be at the heart of the action? Isn’t …
The Next Controller of BBC Radio 4
I have got to admit I didn’t really start listening to Radio 4 until I had left university and started to work there. I was amazed by the range of …
Voting Season
Voting Season Christmas is well and truly over and I’ve been spending quite a lot of time watching things in order to vote for awards. There is so much to …
Knowing Your Net Worth and Your Networks
I’ve been incredibly lucky in my career – I’ve always worked in interesting areas from radio to television. It’s an extremely competitive industry but I have always kept an wide …
RBG
Earlier this week I watched a preview of the documentary, RBG. It was a film about Ruth Bayer Ginsberg, currently a supreme court judge in the States. An extraordinary woman. …
Drama Fantastic
I feel as if I’ve been spoilt recently. Listening to Michelle Obama’s reading her book, Becoming, Maya Angelou’s autobiography, The Heart of a Woman and the comedy drama of The …
Why Sound Just Isn’t Rich Any More
I am one of those people who always has Radio 4 on in the background when I’m working from home. The different voices, tones and the pips is a good …
My Problem With Peter Jackson’s “They Shall Not Grow Old”.
My Problem with Peter Jackson’s “They Shall Not Grow Old”. I was eagerly anticipating Peter Jackson’s film on the soldiers of the First World War, The Great War. There had …