Alison Graham

We need romance on TV in these times of turmoil

How TV detective Vera Stanhope came to life on the page

Your next binge watch | Desperate Romantics

Torture is everywhere on TV - give us a break

Spring’s here, so why is television still so grim?

Why River is an exquisite stinker, from top to bottom

Why does the nation love miserable Doc Martin?

Why the vox pop needs to die

Why I don't want a second series of The Night Manager

Has BBC Breakfast lost its bite?

Why don't broadcasters make Easter a special occasion?

IS in Iraq banned television – but there’s a dad in Mosul who’s determined to keep his

Second Chance Summer | How did BBC2 make living on a Tuscan vineyard look so boring?

Why Only Connect just doesn't work on Fridays

Why is the BBC blowing my money on Shop Well For Less?

This Country: BBC3’s offbeat mockumentary about rural living is a gem

Broadchurch's Julie Hesmondhalgh: "TV should show ordinary bodies and ordinary faces, big bellies, big arses, big noses"

The best way to spot a great drama? Check how good the coats are

Why good drama doesn’t need bad language

The Archers and Countryfile allow city-dwellers to indulge their bucolic fantasies

Why the BBC needs to stop preaching about "Oneness"

The Radio Times Golden Graham Award winners 2016

Why Christmas TV is so important - and always will be

Victoria Coren Mitchell on nerd pride and finding Only Connect's niche

I wanted Ed Balls to win Strictly – as an example to us all

An insight into Stephen Poliakoff's next drama: an eight-hour account of one woman’s harrowing wait for a bus

Why we need a weekly book show on TV

No fun?Why do the Strictly Come Dancing stars find fun such hard work?

Why daytime TV dramas are some of the best

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