Issue Week 18 - 2017 (2024)

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IN THIS ISSUEFrom the editorTelevision and radio are already being carpet-bombed by politicians. They want your vote and – quite rightly – the broadcasters shunt programmes around to amplify arguments being played out between friends and family across the nation. Yet, over the decades, election campaigns have become ever more controlled. When you see our leaders “meeting” the voters, usually they’re just invited audiences of the party faithful. One innovation bucked this trend – the televised debates between party leaders in 2010. Millions of us got the chance to see those auditioning to lead our country pitted directly against each other. The cut and thrust of their competing visions was played out in our living rooms. In an age when we worry about the growing gulf between politicians and people, it would be a…1 min

IN THIS ISSUEFrom the editorTelevision and radio are already being carpet-bombed by politicians. They want your vote and – quite rightly – the broadcasters shunt programmes around to amplify arguments being played out between friends and family across the nation.Yet, over the decades, election campaigns have become ever more controlled. When you see our leaders “meeting” the voters, usually they’re just invited audiences of the party faithful.One innovation bucked this trend – the televised debates between party leaders in 2010. Millions of us got the chance to see those auditioning to lead our country pitted directly against each other. The cut and thrust of their competing visions was played out in our living rooms.In an age when we worry about the growing gulf between politicians and people, it would be a tragedy if cynical…1 min

IN THIS ISSUEThis week…WHAT I’M WATCHING…JUSTIN WEBB‘I will be watching huge amount of club rugby on the BT Sport channels – it’s the climax of the season before the playoffs,” says the Today presenter and this week’s columnist. “Apart from that: box sets of Curb Your Enthusiasm with Larry David (below) and Decline and Fall on catch-up when I have a moment!’GUS CASELY-HAYFORD‘I’m counting the days until new series of Orange Is the New Black and House of Cards – this is telly that I am unhealthily obsessive about,” says the cultural histrian who presents Great British Walks, see page 14. “And then there are my presenter heroes who I would watch on a loop: Mary Beard, Lorraine Pascale, Nigel Slater and Kevin McCloud.’WHAT WE’VE LEARNTThe struggle to build a nuclear bomb in…1 min

IN THIS ISSUEThis week…WHAT I’M WATCHING… JUSTIN WEBB ‘I will be watching huge amount of club rugby on the BT Sport channels – it’s the climax of the season before the playoffs,” says the Today presenter and this week’s columnist. “Apart from that: box sets of Curb Your Enthusiasm with Larry David (below) and Decline and Fall on catch-up when I have a moment!’ GUS CASELY-HAYFORD ‘I’m counting the days until new series of Orange Is the New Black and House of Cards – this is telly that I am unhealthily obsessive about,” says the cultural histrian who presents Great British Walks, see page 14. “And then there are my presenter heroes who I would watch on a loop: Mary Beard, Lorraine Pascale, Nigel Slater and Kevin McCloud.’ WHAT WE’VE LEARNT The struggle…1 min

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