Over the years, the general public have learnt to expect exceptional live coverage from the BBC. Its broadcasts from Wimbledon have always been nothing short of first-class, it handled the royal wedding with ease, and Proms always inspires and educates its audiences in equal measure. The...

A few years ago, I watched a series of fascinating programmes on the Natural History Museum in London. The series gave excellent insights into the museum’s history, exhibits and the scientific research it continues to do. Then Jimmy Docherty ruined the entire series by mentioning ‘global...

According to the BBC’s live coverage of parliamentary debate focussing on the riots, Conservative Tobias Ellwood said police should be able to close down mobile phone masts, if mobs are using Twitter and other social networks to co-ordinate trouble. That’s all very well, except that...