adrian monck

Author: Adrian Monck

  • British TV’s phoney trust crisis

    The campaign to restore trust in TV is a phoney crusade – less to do with concern for the audience than about protecting brands and reputation. When my dad was in the Military Police, he would caution errant squaddies with the words: “anything you say will be taken down, screwed around with, and used to…

  • Kirsty Young

    Stands up and then stands down from newsreading at five ce soir. She is probably the most talented broadcaster I’ve ever come across, a bloody good writer and a damned fine human being to boot. So that’s my colours nailed to the mast.

  • Entertainment journalism

    The Britney Spears Allure story has attracted a fair bit of attention but I was slightly gobsmacked to see this admission in one comment piece: Britney, pop star and mother-of-the-year candidate, apparently agreed to pose for the cover of Allure and to sit for an interview with writer Judith Newman. For four days Newman chased…

  • Vacation news

    This blog is going on holiday for a fortnight. Back at the end of August for more of the same. But hopefully better – btw if you don’t like this blog, subscribe now and I’ll write less as it’s obviously what people want!