Alice Loxton’s debut book, UPROAR!, is released today, March 2nd. It is a scintillating history of British satirists, James Gillray, Thomas Rowlandson and Isaac Cruikshank, and the impact they had on Georgian society and even society today.
Huge congratulations to Paul Brand on winning the Royal Television Society’s Political Journalist of the Year award. Paul was an integral part of the team also awarded the Home News and Scoop of the Year awards for their Partygate story.
Michael Crick’s new podcast series, Mugshots, begins as of Monday 13th February. Every week Michael pulls back the curtain on a major figures ranging from Paul Dacre to Angela Rayner to Gary Neville. Available on all podcast streaming platforms.
Greg Jenner’s brilliant podcast, You’re Dead To Me, is back for a 6th season! It kicks off Friday 10th February with a very special Valentine’s Day episode. Available on BBC Sounds
Congratulations to Paul Brand for being nominated in four categories of the RTS Television Journalism Awards 2023: Network Television Journalist of the Year, Political Journalist of the Year, News Coverage – Home (for Partygate, ITV News) and Scoop of the Year (for Partygate, ITV News). The awards ceremony will take place on March 1st 2023.
Adam Shaw presents Britain’s Parking Nightmares – Tonight, Tuesday 2nd February at 8.30pm on ITV. Adam investigates how we can tackle Britain’s parking problem with over 40 million cars owned.
Judi James has partnered up for Specsavers for their loneliness campaign, finding that hearing and vision loss plays a key role in creating feelings of isolation, and these issues were only further brought to the fore over the Christmas period. Judi shared advice which includes the less obvious signs too look out for to help spot signs of loved ones who are struggling.
Suzannah Lipscomb presents a new 4 part series for More 4, starting Monday 30th January at 9pm. In The Royals: A History of Scandals Suzannah explores what role the press, parliament and public have played in generating outrage and spreading rumours across the centuries, exploring some royal scandals you might know, but many you won’t.
Lucrezia Millarini presents Botched? Inside the Beauty Business – Tonight on Thursday 26th January at 8.30pm. Lucrezia take a look at the booming market for non-surgical cosmetic procedures and it seems legislation is struggling to keep up.
Jon Snow visits three communities in which people live to extraordinary ages for a new Channel 4 series, How To Live To 100. Starts Sunday 15th January at 6.45pm