BBC

My Dad and Wynford Vaughan-Thomas

I was delighted to discover this photo of my late father with Wynford Vaughan-Thomas, one of…
BBC’s George Entwistle: £450,00 reward for failure

On Saturday, George Entwistle’s resignation as the BBC’s director-general looked like the act of a decent…
Will the BBC survive Newsnight and Savile?

Last night, the BBC’s director general George Entwistle resigned after just 55 days in the job…
George Entwistle’s Radio 4 Today exit interview

Listening to BBC director general George Entwistle’s interview with John Humphrys on Today this morning was…
Savile: BBC in crisis

The BBC seems to totter from crisis to crisis. But the corporation’s veteran reporter John Simpson…
Jimmy Savile: George Entwistle and the BBC’s challenge

The Jimmy Savile scandal is breathtaking. That a celebrity should have undertaken abuse on a staggering…
Live from Machynlleth: not BBC 5 Live Drive’s finest hour

I enjoy listening to BBC Radio 5 Live on my daily commute. I like the lively…
In praise of Mike Baker

Anyone wondering why a civilised society needs journalists need only look at the career of Mike…
James Burke: Connections revisited

I caught a glimpse of James Burke on Mark Lawson’s BBC 2 show about Seventies TV…
Not so smart TV: no BBC iPlayer on Samsung 5400 LED TV

Visit the new Ertblog on WordPress at robskinner.net! I bought a new TV today for our…