2008 in review
Thursday, January 1, 2009 by Graham Kibble-White · Comments Off
It happens but once a year (thankfully). As 2009 arrives, OTT publishes its review of the last – in this case – 366 days of telly.
When TV pundits of the future look back at 2008 (a process that is sure to start in earnest in just over 12 months time as we begin the second decade of the 21st century), what will they make of the year just gone? Read the story »
Christmas 2008, logged
Thursday, January 1, 2009 by Graham Kibble-White · Comments Off
A cracking Christmas for BBC1
As we wave goodbye to 2008, there’s still one last opportunity to cling on to the magic of the festive season. Yup, we’ve got Christmas 2008 logged.
This was the year Wallace and Gromit returned to the BBC after a 13-year teabreak, and the soaps finally gave ground in their domination of the TV landscape.
So how exactly did the 25th play out this time around? Read the story »
2008
Thursday, January 1, 2009 by Jack Kibble-White · 9 Comments
When TV pundits of the future look back at 2008 (a process that is sure to start in earnest in just over 12 months time as we begin the second decade of the 21st century), what will they make of the year just gone? 2008 brought us Rock Rivals, The One and Only, The Invisibles, Harley Street and The Duchess in Hull - five utterly forgettable series destined for curiosity status almost straight away. Yet wasn’t this too the year of Lark Rise to Candleford and a resurgent The X-Factor? Viewed in the context of the decade as a whole how will 2008 fare? Will it be seen as a significant year or 12 months that slipped through the cracks of television’s wider historical development? Read more
