On TV & Radio.

This extraordinary show stars Martin Shaw. It is premised, like his last, on paranoid conspiracy theories. That's the only description for a scenario which pitches Satan and his minions as - literally - real. How come it's upbeat? Read more...

John Sergeant has sparked the most interesting argument about democracy since - oh, I don't know, since George W Bush did or didn't win the popular vote and was rescued (or not) by the Electoral College in 2004. Read more...

I can't stand BBC Radio 4's Food Programme. This is odd since it's about my beloved farming industry and food - to which my mind wanders constantly. It's the propaganda I can't stomach. Read more...

This marvellous show was like a minute Dickens novella. Of course it was unfair: the odds against the poor little rich girl coming out ahead were very small. And yet one's heart went out to her. Read more...