Mangrove review – Steve McQueen takes axe to racial prejudice
The notorious 1970 prosecution that exposed police harassment of black Britons is brilliantly evoked as part of the director’s Small Axe project
June 2017
Brian Cant obituary
Children’s television presenter and actor who spent 21 years on Play School and whose baritone voice graced Camberwick Green, Chigley and Trumpton
July 2014
Shortcuts
Why SuperTed must clean up his act
The crime-fighting teddy was a much-loved childhood hero of the 80s. Will a makeover that removes some of its suspect features spoil the magic, asks Graeme Virtue
March 2014
50 years of BBC2: from David Brent to the Blackstuff
As the channel celebrates its half-centenary, key figures behind some of its landmark programmes pay tribute. Interviews by Kathy Sweeney and Tom Lamont
June 2010
TV and radio blog
Floella Benjamin ascends to the Lords – but who should be next?
Baroness Benjamin of Beckenham could open the floodgates for scores of favourite TV faces to be clad in ermine. By Julia Raeside
October 2005
Variations on a theme
Johnny Dee can still find a happy place with Bod
August 2001
Michael Cole
Michael Cole, one of the most outstanding writers and producers of children's television, has died aged 68. By Carol Chell.
