Will The BBC Dig Itself Out Of Gardeners’ World Hole?

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Thank goodness the BBC is ditching its misguided attempt to ‘funk up’ its long-standing institution, Gardeners’ World. The Beeb has pulled off the unenviable double-whammy of alienating its core Gardeners’ World audience whilst simultaneously failing to excite a younger demographic. OK, so I can’t claim to be amongst the programme’s most ...

Going cold turkey on TV

Friday, November 27th, 2009

It’s been two weeks since I decided to pull the plug on the telly.  I know, I know, sounds drastic…draconian, even – especially for a PR consultant, for goodness sake. So why did I do it? I’d finally got round to reading Remotely Controlled: How Television is Damaging Our Lives by ...

The changing face of media

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

With the Fleet Street pack dedicating their tired pages to track each and every job loss it’s somewhat ironic that attention this week has been brought back to the media itself. Munching through my Bran Flakes yesterday morning, my ears pricked up as John Humphrys announced that our biggest commercial broadcaster ...