A new start after 60: I was a secretary – until I stumbled upon an amazing story I had to film
Frances Harper had never used a video camera before. But at the age of 60, lying in the bath, she heard a story that changed her life
September 2023
How Big Brother changed TV for ever: ‘There was a massive idea at its core – watch and judge’
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Laura Kuenssberg: State of Chaos; My Mum, Your Dad; Wilderness; Welcome to Wrexham – review
All hail My Mum, Your Dad: great TV – and Britain’s overdue love letter to older, single parents
Gaby Hinsliff
‘Middle-aged Love Island’ is here – a concept with an obvious flaw
Zoe Williams
TV review
My Mum, Your Dad review – Davina McCall’s ‘middle-aged Love Island’ is hilarious ... and excruciating
Sarah Lancashire describes menopause hot flushes she felt during TV awards
Davina McCall: tide is turning on women’s health and rights
July 2023
TV tonight
TV tonight: Timothy Spall stars in dark drama about true story of seduction and murder
TV tonight
TV tonight: Wimbledon coverage looks a little bit different this year
June 2023
Revealed: huge disparities in birth control prescriptions across England
GPs in richest areas and those with lowest ethnic minority populations spend most on birth control per 1,000 women
The pill’s effects on women can be devastating. We need better information, now
Kate Muir
Making a Channel 4 documentary with Davina McCall helped me understand how we are gaslighted about hormonal contraception
Access to contraception has got harder in England, top doctor says
Lesley Regan, women’s health ambassador for England, says ‘destructive’ changes to NHS system in 2012 are failing women
September 2022
HRT: inside the complex global supply chain behind a $20bn market
Nicole Kidman’s biceps, Davina McCall’s six-pack: could you get ripped in your 50s?
August 2022
Names in the news
Davina McCall: Can Big Brother distract us from our own reality shows?
Rebecca Nicholson
Davina McCall: reality TV rules, so will you be rewatching Big Brother? | Rebecca Nicholson
May 2022
Scottish medicines body to reassess menopause drug amid HRT shortage
Davina McCall documentary highlights benefits and postcode lottery of previously rejected utrogestan
TV tonight
TV tonight: Parminder Nagra stars in new cold-case drama DI Ray
Written by Line of Duty’s Maya Sondhi and produced by Jed Mercurio, this police procedural has a fresh perspective. Plus: The Split continues. Here’s what to watch this evening
HRT demand expected to surge after new Davina McCall film on menopause
Campaigners say government has not done enough to address acute shortage of hormone replacement therapy drugs
April 2022
‘Breakthrough moment’: how Lorraine Kelly helped shift the menopause debate
Exclusive: TV host among celebrities to boost awareness of debilitating symptoms – but doctors caution against over-hyping HRT
