The Harry and Meghan Documentary: Hidden Messages is part one of my look at some of the production techniques used in the Netflix documentary. It’s not a review of the documentary or a commentary on the story. Its is my analysis of how the production team have used certain techniques to tell the story. Some of these techniques have a hidden psychological effect on the audience. They...
Tonight on BBC one I can look forward to a, “Star Studded Pointless celebrating 100 years of the BBC”. I need it having just returned from a trip to our local Cooperative to purchase ingredients for my Special fried rice. Becca is out, and my 扬州炒饭, or Yáng zhōu chǎo fàn, is one of my two go to dishes, and to be clear, there are only two...
I would support the total end of the daily ministerial interview round. It’s open to so much abuse. Agenda pushing and insincere. Also, the cold-shouldering of programmes is a form of censorship. The press conference is at least fair, provided there are no restrictions on individuals from the press pack. Then let’s return to the invited ministers when they have something to announce or say. The current...
I’ve mentioned before that one of my favourite things, started at school – a regular comprehensive with some thankfully progressive teachers – was to compare and contrast the same story in different papers. We take the press in the UK for granted. First, a free press (politically) is wonderful, but that’s always tempered by the lack of freedom from the publishers, all too often powerful families of...
