There are few things which mark out summer more than a late-night Andy Murray finish on Centre Court. Except on Thursday Day 4 of the Championships it was less of a finish than the end of Act 1. Carefully poised at two-one Murray, the narrow lead would matter little when...
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Do you ever feel like you just aren’t seeing what everyone else is seeing? Well, that is Glastonbury for me. For three days every year, it has become a national ritual to watch the festival. And since the BBC began broadcasting it in 1997, interest has grown exponentially. It now...
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And so it was. With a run-of-the-mill sweeping forehand, returned wide by a lunging Casper Ruud, Novak Djokovic forever crossed the rubicon of tennis history. For over a decade, the 36-year-old has had to make do with being one of a ‘Big Three’ or even ‘Big Four’. But now, with...
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A History student reviewing a podcast about World War Two? Spare me the predictable and contrived self-indulgence. However, this History student is far from a WW2 buff, and this podcast is far from predictable. Across ten episodes, award-winning actress Helena Bonham-Carter guides listeners through a series of ‘off the beaten...
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It was inspired by 1980s classic Yes Minister and came in the wake of a political environment dominated by New Labour and reeling from the Iraq War. It even gave us the delightful word ‘omnishambles’. But does the award-winning Armando Iannucci sitcom The Thick of It (TTOI), now back on iPlayer,...
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Blink, and you might have missed. The news train was indeed coming fast on Friday 9 June, but before the news of Boris Johnson’s resignation from Parliament filled front pages, the main story was over his list of resignation honours. It had been a long wait. Press reports over who...
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As temperatures hit the mid-to-high twenties and the French Open ends in Paris, it can only mean one thing. The British tennis season is about to kick into swing. And the BBC have duly served up a thirst-quenching apértif: Gods of Tennis, a three-part documentary looking back on the sport’s...
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Oh, to be in Alex Horne’s head. This wizard of our screens can conjure up more strange, curious and complicated tasks than previously thought imaginable. Unchain locks using numbers from the Periodic Table derived from Jelly Babies? Yes. Rotate a pulper wheel as many turns as possible before you smash...
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The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has delivered punishments on ten players in a huge match-fixing scandal. Two of the ten players, Liang Wenbo and Li Hang, have been banned from the sport for life. The judgement comes after a lengthy investigation and hearing process which has engulfed...
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When it comes to comedy podcasts, it is increasingly a crowded field. All across the humour landscape, artists are attempting to find their niche in the market. Whether it be James Acaster and Ed Gamble talking food in Off Menu, or Steve Coogan converting classic Alan Partridge to oasthouse-based podcast...
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So the worst kept secret in media is out. After a damning report into rule breaches around conflict of interest, BBC chairman Richard Sharp is out barely two years into his four-year term. It seemed inevitable. Sharp’s foggy recollections over the exact details of his contact with former Prime Minister...
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England coach Sarina Wiegman has announced her 23-player squad for the upcoming Women’s World Cup. The team face a tough task if they are to better England’s best result of third in 2015 or come close to repeating their heroics of last summer’s Euros victory on home turf. Wiegman has...
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Thomas approaches ‘Schofegate’ with a unique, sobering take.
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