What’s on TV tonight: the Australian Grand Prix, Gentleman Jack, SAS: Who Dares Wins, and more
Sunday 10 April Formula 1: Australian Grand Prix Sunday, Sky F1, 4.30am (start 6am)This early morning race in Melbourne always separates the die-hard fans from the casuals. Ferrari’s…
Last-ditch Channel 4 effort to dodge privatisation ‘posed a risk to the taxpayer’
A last-ditch effort by Channel 4 to avoid privatisation was rejected by ministers after they were advised that it posed an unacceptable risk to taxpayers. The station’s offer to…
What’s on TV tonight: Rock Family Trees, Killing Eve, and more
Formula 1: Australian Grand Prix Sunday, Sky F1, 4.30am (start 6am)This early morning race in Melbourne always separates the die-hard fans from the casuals. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and…
Traitor King by Andrew Lownie review: Edward VIII was even worse than we thought
The meat of Lownie’s absorbing and easily digestible book, however, is embodied in its title. “Traitor” is a strong word, but it is not melodramatic: in purely…
Privatising Channel 4 is a solution in search of a problem
Channel 4 is already operating in a fiercely competitive market and generates far more bang for its buck than many broadcasters. Indeed this is where the ideological…
What’s on TV tonight: Pilgrimage: The Road to the Scottish Isles, Grayson’s Art Club, and more
Formula 1: Australian Grand Prix Sunday, Sky F1, 4.30am (start 6am)This early morning race in Melbourne always separates the die-hard fans from the casuals. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and…
Channel 4’s new documentary claims Big Brother kept Nikki Grahame alive
There was something fishy about Nikki Grahame: Who is She?, in which Channel 4 claimed that one of its shows “saved the life” of one of the…
What’s on TV tonight: Art That Made Us, Return to Space, and more
Formula 1: Australian Grand Prix Sunday, Sky F1, 4.30am (start 6am)This early morning race in Melbourne always separates the die-hard fans from the casuals. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and…
The Great Home Transformation, review: Channel 4’s flatpack home makeover show falls flat
The Great Home Transformation, Channel 4’s latest addition to the sprawling home-makeover genre, strips away the glossy over-production and nightmarish VR of its main competitor, BBC Two’s…
Labour’s Channel 4 outrage is a show of its muddled priorities
My illustrious predecessor as author of this column, Dan Hodges, made a humorous observation yesterday as Labour activists and MPs lined up to condemn government plans to…
What’s on TV tonight: Raised by Wolves returns and Channel 4 begins The Great Home Transformation
Art That Made UsBBC Two, 9pmThe BBC’s new landmark series presenting an “alternative history of the British Isles, told through art” gets off to a bloated and…
From Countdown to It’s A Sin: the inside story of Britain’s most controversial broadcaster
While ministers argue that they have no choice but to act now for the sake of the channel’s future, critics have argued that there is an ulterior…
ITV poised to launch bid for Channel 4
The company’s stock plunged by nearly 30pc last month when investors took fright at the prospect of the broadcaster investing heavily in exclusive programming for a new…
Channel 4 could thrive under private ownership – it should seize the opportunity
At a time when heavyweight issues hog the headlines, it is perhaps surprising that a half-forgotten promise to sell off Channel 4 should re-emerge as a priority….
Channel 4 has become a Left-wing Frankenstein
Liberal Conservatives such as Damian Green and Ruth Davidson are queuing up to denounce the Government over the privatisation of Channel 4, which is of course their…
What’s on TV tonight: Ellie Simmonds: A World Without Dwarfism?, and more
Tuesday 5 April Ellie Simmonds: A World Without Dwarfism?BBC One, 9pm As one the most revered British swimmers of all time, with a clutch of Paralympic gold…
A sacrificial lamb or a dinosaur? Telegraph readers are divided on the privatisation of Channel 4
Dubbed the biggest privatisation since Royal Mail, Channel 4 will go up for sale ahead of the next general election, the Government has announced. The decision, which…
American tech boss joins Channel 4 board as privatisation looms
The chairman of Snap, the US social media app, will join the board of Channel 4 as the broadcaster braces itself for potential privatisation. Ofcom, the media…
Eight of Channel 4’s most controversial moments
4 Jon Snow ‘white people’ Brexit claim investigated by Ofcom The veteran presenter got himself in further difficulty in March 2019 when he said he had “never…
Channel 4 to be privatised, Government to announce
In an internal email to staff, Alex Mahon, Channel 4 chief executive, said her priority was to “look after all of you and the wonderful Channel 4…
What’s on TV tonight: House of Maxwell, Travel Man, The Split and more
As one the most revered British swimmers of all time, with a clutch of Paralympic gold medals and a habit for smashing world records, Ellie Simmonds has…
What’s on TV tonight: Thatcher & Reagan, Peaky Blinders finale, and more
As one the most revered British swimmers of all time, with a clutch of Paralympic gold medals and a habit for smashing world records, Ellie Simmonds has…
What’s on TV tonight: Starstruck: the Final, Rugby Union: Wales v Scotland, and more
Saturday 2 April Starstruck: the FinalITV, 8.30pmStarstruck has been brimming with positivity and enthusiasm over the course of its seven-week run. Ratings have no doubt been boosted by…
Open House: The Great Sex Experiment, review: a flagrant nookie-fest dressed up as science
Never trust any TV programme that opens with a question. In the case of Open House: The Great Sex Experiment (Channel 4), the introductory voiceover asked: “Is…
What’s on TV tonight: Slow Horses, Have I Got News For You, and more
Friday 1 April Slow HorsesApple TV+Based on Mick Herron’s bestselling spy yarns, this six-part adaptation from The Thick of It actor Will Smith has attracted quite the…