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Dirty Business could be the campaigning TV show of the year
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (1056+ words) Sewage released into our rivers by water companies is a national scandal, with life and death consequences. The new C4 true life drama shows how it happened" and why it needs to stop now Jason Watkins and David Thewlis star in…...
Comedian Rosie Jones: 'I thought I couldn't be disabled and gay"
1+ week, 1+ day ago (446+ words) Find out more about how your personal data is processed and set your preferences in the'details section. Rosie Jones chats to the Big Issue about disability and sexuality as she is set to take to the stage in a play…...
TV presenter Guy Martin: 'I'm 44 and I've never voted once"
1+ week, 2+ day ago (285+ words) His parents taught him the value'of working hard, and those 78 hours a week in the garage put him on the right road In his'Letter to My Younger Self, Martin looks back on a childhood obsession with engineering, crashes and parenthood....
Waiting for the Out review – discussing Odysseus with Trevor from EastEnders
2+ week, 2+ day ago (672+ words) Even the steel-toe-capped boots are there for a reason in Dennis Kelly's new series Dan Stewer (Josh Finan) and Keith McKellar (Alex Ferns) in Waiting for the Out. Image: BBC Studios / Sister Pictures / Kerry Spicer I've been writing a novel…...
Top 5 legal dramas, chosen by The Traitors star Harriet Tyce
2+ week, 3+ day ago (400+ words) Choose your Big Issue newsletters: The stories we're investigating, the change we're fighting for, and the ways you can get involved and help make it happen. Compelling and emotion-packed legal thrillers to keep you gripped Image: Sandra Dempsey on Unsplash…...
'Television is dead': Inside the rise and rise of vertical dramas
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (1333+ words) Choose your Big Issue newsletters: The stories we're investigating, the change we're fighting for, and the ways you can get involved and help make it happen. "Television is over. Television is dead." That's how Dr Roy Hanney responds when I…...
Revolutionising the televised
3+ week, 1+ day ago (578+ words) Revolutionising the televised'Big Issue Choose your Big Issue newsletters: The stories we're investigating, the change we're fighting for, and the ways you can get involved and help make it happen. 100 years ago, John Logie Baird demonstrated his new invention to…...
Inside the Big Issue: Revolutionising the televised
3+ week, 1+ day ago (269+ words) In this special issue, we talk all things telly. From Bridgerton to the BBC to new 'microdramas', what does the future look like? Inside the Big Issue: Revolutionising the televised So where does the BBC and public service broadcasting fit…...
Looking for a comfort watch this January? The Food Network is here for you
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (532+ words) In these stressful times, Lucy Sweet isn't sure what she would do without this reliably endless stream of blurry old cookery shows Image: Stewart Writtle / Alamy Over the Christmas holidays, there was only one place to go. No, not to…...
40 years on, was Live Aid all for nothing? Or can we still be heroes?
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (714+ words) Choose your Big Issue newsletters: The stories we're investigating, the change we're fighting for, and the ways you can get involved and help make it happen. When Bob Geldof launched his plea for a new generosity, he found that millions…...