Yesterday 38 Degrees was forced to remove a petition calling for the resignation of Laura Kuenssberg as the BBC’s political editor following revelations that it was being used as a focal point for sexist abuse. Before then however, 38 Degrees and the wider clicktivist left had received criticism for undermining the BBC in its current… Continue reading Save the BBC from “friends” like 38 Degrees
Tag: childrens television
Postgate Poll: Ivor surges ahead!
While I am delighted that personal fave Ivor the Engine is doing so well, I have to admit to being surprised. When you hear obituaries about Oliver Postgate, they typically focus on Bagpuss and The Clangers. I love all three enormously, but Ivor has a sublime, nostalgic and – dare I say it? – adult… Continue reading Postgate Poll: Ivor surges ahead!
Cribbins! What’s happened to the Wombles?
A great bit of propaganda here about the need for more UK children’s TV, ably assisted by Donna’s granddad. A sceptic of the existing license fee arrangements, I have to say that children’s television is on my shortlist for what public money should be paying for to go on TV (as opposed to, say, twelve… Continue reading Cribbins! What’s happened to the Wombles?