Elizabeth Evans tracks the ongoing fallout of the BBC’s plan to relocate a channel to the online-only realm.
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Public-Service Streaming: BBC Three and the Politics of Online Engagement
Honoring Hilmes: Strange Report
Through a case study of the British ITV series "Strange Report" (1969-70), Jonathan Bignell exhibits how Michele Hilmes' example has taught him that when we look closely at the detail of history, there are always more complex and more interesting things to discover.
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Report From London: Final Thoughts
Christine Becker wraps up her reports about British television with a collection of observations.
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Report From London: The Week That Was
Christine Becker checks out what was on British terrestrial TV last week and finds death and apples.
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Report From London: Content Regulation
Christine Becker assesses the level and regulation of graphic content on British TV (and relays a naughty joke).
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Report From London: Channels
Christine Becker outlines the multichannel landscape of British television.
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Report From London: Documentary
Christine Becker continues her reports on British TV with a look at the prominence of documentaries in primetime.
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Report From London: Scheduling
Christine Becker offers her first dispatch from London, taking a glance at British scheduling practices.
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Misfits, very British Teen TV
In a week when discussions of US and UK televisual differences and distinctions, particularly around class, accompanies the broadcast of US remakes of Shameless (Showtime) and Skins (MTV), its great to get a chance to talk about a British show that owes a debt to both, but in my view is arguably superior.
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Deracinated TV: Watching Misfits in America
Last month, I was in need of a new show. Upon the recommendation of Lainey Gossip and my Twitter feed, I decided on Misfits, a show about which I knew very little, save the following: 1.) It is British. 2.) It is about teenagers.
3.) I couldn't obtain it through strictly legal means.
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Brit-Lit Fantasies and Their Fans
PBS premieres new period-piece Downton Abbey on Sunday, reminding us that Brit-lit mini-series, which construct variegated representations of mainly white, heterosexual, aristocratic, life, continue to be hugely popular.
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Summer Media: River Monsters
One of them belches like Jabba the Hutt when pulled out of water. And yet I find myself wondering why animals and American television haven’t been even better friends.
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