Saluting the bobby on the beat

While Emergency Ward 10 was not Britain’s first “soap opera” (this would be BBC’s The Grove Family from 1954-1957) it was the first medical soap, airing on Tuesdays and Fridays on ITV from 1957. Set i

ADRIAN DUNBAR on the return of his singing sleuth

The Line of Duty star on the return of crime drama Ridley... It’s been three years since we first met former detective inspector Alex Ridley, who was living out his days as a pianist and singer at Mar

BY THE BOOK I’m writing to say how ...

Join us on a journey through time as we remember the sci-fi hero known for his sharp wit and chatty robot sidekick

Material from the BBC’s ‘golden age’ tends to be recalled through a heavily rose-tinted lens. Apart from Fawlty Towers, certain Monty Python skits and a few documentaries, I’m not sure it was all that