From Birdsong to The Hour, via Hunted and The Fear, British drama has had a great year. It's all down to these essential ingredients. Plus, Limmy's darkest bits
April 2012
Media Monkey
The Titanic: Andrew Marr goes overboard
Media blog
Titanic: there are lessons to be learned from its early plunge
Maggie Brown
It's a good week for ...
It's a good week for low expectations
Titanic sinks ITV ratings
TV and radio blog
TV's current obsession with the Titanic is too much
Titanic rolls in Des O'Connor's wake
Corrections and clarifications
Corrections and clarifications
It's a good week for ...
It's a good week for … The Titanic
Titanic ratings sink on second voyage
TV review
TV review: Silent Witness; Titanic
Observer TV reviews
Rewind TV: Mad Men; Titanic; One Night – review
March 2012
TV and radio blog
Could ITV's Titanic sink the period drama ship?
Titanic's maiden voyage picks up more than 7m viewers
Geraldine Somerville: 'I think I'm at a tricky stage…'
Mark Lawson on television
The Voice and Titanic show how TV favours deja vu
Mark Lawson
Media blog
British TV drama such as Downton Abbey and Titanic will sink without tax breaks
