TV Is the Public Talking to Itself

Created
Fri, 12/12/2025 - 00:10
Updated
Fri, 12/12/2025 - 20:46

Imagine a prime-time TV slot where a single drama could ignite a national argument about class, race, gender or sexuality — then do it all again next week with something completely different. For fourteen years, BBC One’s Play for Today (1970-84) was that public battleground. It wasn’t just a show; it was a democratic forum […]