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Daniel Johnson
In his October Wine column, Saintsbury quotes Dr Johnson on novelties to great effect: "...novelty is always grateful where it gives no pain." Well, the BBC gave me pain twice this week with its no
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September 2011
The odd script may show promise but TV executives are stifling British dramatists
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September 2011
This year’s Proms are better than ever. Now the BBC needs to repeat the trick during the rest of the year
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April 2011
Ignoring the silenced millions, Western journalists got the Middle East all wrong
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