The loss of an outstanding journalist
One of the UK’s finest and most controversial journalists, Robert Fisk died suddenly in a Dublin hospital on Sunday 30 October. Although born in Kent in July 1946, he later became an Irish citizen. His career with the nationals began at the Sunday Express, (after...
Does the TV licence have a future – lessons from Sweden?
While the government is still deciding on whether to decriminalise non-payment of the television licence fee, following a public consultation earlier this year, the very future of the TV licence fee hangs in the balance. Although safe until the next BBC Charter Review...
We have been warned…again and again
BBC One’s screening on Sunday 14 September of Sir David Attenborough's new documentary Extinction: The Facts left many viewers shocked, terrified and angry according to some press reports. The hour-long programme saw the legendary natural historian and fellow experts...