Strangely, it is easier to write a state-of-the-nation drama if you set it in the past

With the tabloids’ public interest defence in tatters, the BBC should beware falling into the same trap

Culture has never been in better shape, boasts our leading arts broadcaster — but only if you focus on soap operas and sport

Politics is great drama, as Borgen, a fine Danish series, shows. So why do British scriptwriters ignore it?