Issue Week 50 - 2016 (2024)

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IN THIS ISSUEFrom the editorWe live in an age where everyone has a voice thanks to Facebook, Twitter and other social media. We can express our views to hundreds, if not thousands, of people. But who do we actually listen to? Certainly politicians no longer frame our debates as they used to. Experts are challenged as much as they’re heard. But some voices do still cut through the digital din. Sir David Attenborough’s is one. Aged 90, he’s spent seven decades travelling the globe, witnessing and reporting on the changes to our natural world. His documentary series Planet Earth II, which concludes this week, has enjoyed an extraordinary jump in viewing figures. Around ten million people tune in each week. And his reflections on this success and the challenges ahead for our planet are…1 min

IN THIS ISSUEFrom the editorWe live in an age where everyone has a voice thanks to Facebook, Twitter and other social media. We can express our views to hundreds, if not thousands, of people. But who do we actually listen to?Certainly politicians no longer frame our debates as they used to. Experts are challenged as much as they’re heard. But some voices do still cut through the digital din. Sir David Attenborough’s is one. Aged 90, he’s spent seven decades travelling the globe, witnessing and reporting on the changes to our natural world.His documentary series Planet Earth II, which concludes this week, has enjoyed an extraordinary jump in viewing figures. Around ten million people tune in each week. And his reflections on this success and the challenges ahead for our planet are essential reading.…1 min

IN THIS ISSUEThis week…WHAT I’M WATCHING… MILES JUPP ‘I watch Chef ’s Table (below) and The Crown on Netflix,’ says the actor and presenter, who writes about James Bond on page 124. ‘Some of Planet Earth II is the stuff of nightmares, but I watch it anyway. On the radio, I’ve been listening to John Shuttleworth’s Lounge Music – and I can’t wait for Tim Vine’s Christmas Chat Show.’ MARK AUSTIN ‘I’m absorbed, like everyone, by Planet Earth II, a weekly diet of beautifully shot mating and murder,’ says the ITN newsreader who writes about his career on page 33. ‘Always catch up with The Missing and love The Last Leg, which seldom misses a trick.’ DOCTOR WHO COMPETITION One reader can win this original piece of artwork, drawn on a 1m2 piece…1 min

IN THIS ISSUEThis week…WHAT I’M WATCHING…MILES JUPP‘I watch Chef ’s Table (below) and The Crown on Netflix,’ says the actor and presenter, who writes about James Bond on page 124. ‘Some of Planet Earth II is the stuff of nightmares, but I watch it anyway. On the radio, I’ve been listening to John Shuttleworth’s Lounge Music – and I can’t wait for Tim Vine’s Christmas Chat Show.’MARK AUSTIN‘I’m absorbed, like everyone, by Planet Earth II, a weekly diet of beautifully shot mating and murder,’ says the ITN newsreader who writes about his career on page 33. ‘Always catch up with The Missing and love The Last Leg, which seldom misses a trick.’DOCTOR WHO COMPETITIONOne reader can win this original piece of artwork, drawn on a 1m2 piece of perspex and signed by the…1 min

IN THIS ISSUEWHAT GETS US TALKING…SATURDAY SHOOTOUT A new year — another scheduling showdown? Fresh from its scraps with the Government over the BBC Charter — when former culture secretary John Whittingdale criticised the BBC’s scheduling of hits like Strictly Come Dancing against commercial rivals — I hear the BBC is in no mood to throw in the towel. January is expected to see the launch of two huge Saturday-night shows — ITV’s The Voice and Gary Barlow’s BBC1 talent show Let it Shine fronted by Graham Norton (left, with Gary). Word from both camps is that they’ll be going head-to-head. A NEW BERTH FOR BBC3? After a year online, the best BBC3 shows haven’t found a regular terrestrial home — but I gather executives are discussing the possibility of a “BBC3 hour” to air…2 min

IN THIS ISSUEWHAT GETS US TALKING…SATURDAY SHOOTOUTA new year — another scheduling showdown? Fresh from its scraps with the Government over the BBC Charter — when former culture secretary John Whittingdale criticised the BBC’s scheduling of hits like Strictly Come Dancing against commercial rivals — I hear the BBC is in no mood to throw in the towel. January is expected to see the launch of two huge Saturday-night shows — ITV’s The Voice and Gary Barlow’s BBC1 talent show Let it Shine fronted by Graham Norton (left, with Gary). Word from both camps is that they’ll be going head-to-head.A NEW BERTH FOR BBC3?After a year online, the best BBC3 shows haven’t found a regular terrestrial home — but I gather executives are discussing the possibility of a “BBC3 hour” to air the channel’s top…2 min

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