Schama, Fellowes, and the 'cultural necrophilia' row that would make Lady Grantham grimace
18 January 2012 12:00 AM
As Downton Abbey takes US TV by storm, its creator is under attack from America's favourite British historian
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BBC under fire over local jobs at Salford site
18 January 2012 02:06 PM
The BBC has been criticised after it emerged that only 26 out of 680 new jobs created at its new Media City site went to locals.
Now India and Pakistan have started a food fight
18 January 2012 12:00 AM
Will battle of TV chefs be a recipe for peace – or are the two enemies sharpening knives?
It's still grim up North if you want to get a job at the BBC
18 January 2012 12:00 AM
Fewer than one in 100 applicants from Salford find work at Corporation's new northern outpost
Sport on TV: It's hard-hitting stuff when Flintoff says he's all at sea
15 January 2012 12:00 AM
If ever there was a sportsman from the money-mad professional era who was guaranteed to put a smile on the face of the fans – or even the opposition – then it was Freddie Flintoff. Ebullient big-hitting, big-hearted fast bowling, smacking sixes for his father to catch in the crowd, even consoling Australia's Brett Lee at the moment of victory: this was how he will be remembered, playing as if he was still an amateur, even like the fans themselves would dream of performing.
BBC 'value for money,' says executive
12 January 2012 04:41 PM
A BBC executive said the corporation was "delivering value for money" on the day it published expenses claims showing senior staff claimed thousands of pounds for taxi journeys and entertaining.
Indian diplomats complain about Top Gear
12 January 2012 12:53 PM
Indian diplomats have complained to the BBC about a "disgusting" episode of Top Gear filmed in the country.
BBC wins right to film prisoner
12 January 2012 12:00 AM
A terror suspect who has been held without trial for seven years, pending deportation to the US, can give a filmed interview to the BBC, the High Court has ruled.
ESPN to continue its touchline analysis despite Keown's whack
12 January 2012 12:00 AM
Broadcaster keen to bring fans 'as close to game as possible' – even if pundits end up being hit by balls
Sport on TV: Little Master is stuck on 99 and looking a bit flaky
08 January 2012 12:00 AM
Come on Aussies, play the game. As if it wasn't bad enough that the old cricketing enemy seem to be in the process of becoming a half-decent team again, they are also refusing to let Sachin Tendulkar get his 100th international century.
Personal assistant to Rebekah Brooks arrested over 'deleted emails'
07 January 2012 12:00 AM
Cheryl Carter is latest News International employee to be questioned in phone-hacking inquiry
Which H was the second man to play Bond?
07 January 2012 12:00 AM
The answer is Holness, Bob Holness, latterly the presenter of Blockbusters, who died yesterday
Want to know who's to blame for all those shop radio stations? Try Bruno Brookes
06 January 2012 12:00 AM
Tom Peck on the ex-chart show DJ, his music firm – and its fall down the FTSE chart
Five's star treatment: The return of Celebrity Big Brother
05 January 2012 12:00 AM
The new series starts tonight, and while his big buy hasn't yet been a ratings hit, Richard Desmond is delighted. Adam Sherwin reveals how he's using the show and his media empire to build a stable of 'stars' that have sent his profits soaring
Sport on TV: Crowd of savages fail to deflect dedicated darters
01 January 2012 12:00 AM
When 82,000 supporters turn up to watch a club rugby match between Harlequins and Saracens, even though it's on television, you know the public's appetite for live sport is as endless as a festive buffet. Nowhere is this more obvious than at Alexandra Palace for the PDC World Darts Championship (Sky Sports), where fans can carry on their seasonal excesses with impunity for a fortnight. You can even dress up as your favourite character from Sesame Street and still blend into the beery, blurry background.
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