The Sunday dozen

27th January 2024

John Wyver writes: as usual, I'm pleased to share twelve of the articles and audio contributions that engaged and challenged and intrigued me during the past seven days. • How the government captured the BBC: this is excellent from Alan more

Forty years on

14th January 2024

John Wyver writes: Here's a remarkable trace of my, and of Illuminations' and Channel 4's pasts - a programme break from 14 January 1984 with a continuity announcement and slide trailing the first documentary I produced, Six Into One: The more

The Sunday dozen

14th January 2024

John Wyver writes: the regular (if this week, a little late) numerically specific number of recommendations of articles and other stuff that have engaged and amused and challenged me over the past week. For some reason there are a more

The Sunday dozen

6th January 2024

John Wyver writes: something like normal service is resumed this week with a numerically specific number of recommendations of articles and other stuff that I have been engaged and amused and challenged by over the past week. • The secret more

2023: 50 reasons I was cheerful

31st December 2023

John Wyver writes: Two years ago I compiled a list of stuff - books, films, journalism, television, exhibitions, online elements - that I had enjoyed, appreciated, learned from and generally been cheered by over the previous twelve months. Herewith, more

The Sunday dozen

16th December 2023

John Wyver writes: taking this one week at a time, but nonetheless I'm pleased to offer a second selection of articles, podcasts and broadcasts that engaged or informed or challenged me during the past week. There is some hard-edged politics more