Television
Top Boy exposes the problem with British broadcasting
Middle class mediocrity — The show, which considers financial struggle, alienation and racism, was one of the few important documents of life in modern Britain. So why did Channel 4 cancel it?
Written by: Nathalie Olah
What Netflix did next: corrupt cops & unsexy sex
Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into the latest Netflix releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week, its confused cop remake Point Blank, and meandering polyamory drama You, Me, Her.
Written by: Megan Nolan
Television has always hated working class people
Good riddance Jeremy Kyle — Jeremy Kyle may finally be gone, but what it stands for – the hateful demonisation of working-class communities – remains stronger than ever. Dawn Foster explains why the show was always just a small part of a much larger toxic ecosystem.
Written by: Dawn Foster
Right-wing nation: how the UK media became broken & biased
We deserve better — Racism, bigotry, and a slowly shifting centre – writer Micha Frazer-Carroll explores how the British press became partisan without anyone noticing.
Written by: Micha Frazer-Carroll
What Netflix did next: horrible, lying men & reformed ex-cons
Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into the latest Netflix Original releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is worth our time anymore. This week, it’s prison rehab drama Outside In, and the strange-but-true Dirty John.
Written by: Megan Nolan
The TV drama taking an honest look at the dark side of OCD
A pure cure — What if you couldn’t stop thinking about bestiality, child abuse and incest? Ahead of its premiere this week, we catch up with Kirstie Swain – the writer of new six-part comedy drama Pure – to discuss the untold truth about a life-changing illness.
Written by: Emily Reynolds
Remembering The Day Today, Britain’s sharpest satire
An oral history — A precursor to some of the country’s most-loved comedies, The Day Today revolutionised television satire. We speak to the show’s creators to find out how it came to be, and why it could never be made today.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
What Netflix did next: 80s ghosts & holocaust horror
Are you still watching? — Want something to watch this weekend? So does Megan Nolan. In a new column, the writer and author bravely ventures into the latest Netflix Original releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week, it’s Holocaust drama Operation Royale and kitsch UK horror Malevolent.
Written by: Megan Nolan
Why punk keeps connecting people across space and time
Teenage kicks — Photographers GODLIS and Angela Boatwright may have captured two distinct scenes - 1970s New York and contemporary Los Angeles - but in-between these images, made then and now, lies a single connecting thread.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The mind behind Flowers – the ‘comedy with a mental illness’
An interview with Will Sharpe — With the second season of Flowers almost here, we caught up with Will Sharpe – its writer, director and star – to discuss finding hope in life’s darker moments.
Written by: Niall Flynn