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Is nude dating show Naked Attraction a public service?

Critics may dismiss Channel 4’s new programme as titillation or objectification – but it does also champion body diversity

Published: 4:00 PM

Is nude dating show Naked Attraction a public service?

BBC told to do more for colour blind people after election complaints

Published: 9:11 PM

BBC told to do more for colour blind people after election complaints
'Katie Hopkins’ migrants column was in bad taste – but Ipso doesn’t cover that’

Published: 7:05 PM

'Katie Hopkins’ migrants column was in bad taste – but Ipso doesn’t cover that’

Chris Evans' Top Gear lost a third of its iPlayer audience during series

Presenter claims BBC show is ‘repositioning the way’ people watch TV – but figures show its total ratings halved

Published: 2:01 AM

Chris Evans' Top Gear lost a third of its iPlayer audience during series

Set and match: the best and worst TV dating shows

As Naked Attraction launches, we look back at memorable romantic series, from Blind Date to Take Me Out and Man O Man

Published: 10:43 PM

Set and match: the best and worst TV dating shows
Channel 4’s Naked Attraction picks up more viewers than Big Brother

Nude dating show garners 1.4 million viewers on first showing, beating both Channel 4 and BBC2 in the ratings

Published: 7:47 PM

Channel 4’s Naked Attraction picks up more viewers than Big Brother
I don't believe it! Victor Meldrew role almost went to Les Dawson

One Foot in the Grave actor Richard Wilson reveals he originally turned down the part, thinking he was too young to play the cantankerous grump

Published: 4:00 PM

I don't believe it! Victor Meldrew role almost went to Les Dawson
John Humphrys says he's 'over-friendly' – and misses top slot in Radio Times poll

‘Rottweiler of Radio 4’ comes second to in readers’ ballot after Eddie Mair, with Kirsty Young topping women’s list of nation’s favourite voices

Published: 3:33 PM

John Humphrys says he's 'over-friendly' – and misses top slot in Radio Times poll

BBC2's Robot Wars attracts more viewers than Top Gear reboot finale

TV channel looks to rule Sunday nights as 2m people watch Sir Killalot and Dead Metal battle it out, while 2.9m tune in to premier of new series of Dragons Den

Published: 8:10 PM

BBC2's Robot Wars attracts more viewers than Top Gear reboot finale
Ofcom may not be ready to take on BBC watchdog role until April

Published: 6:55 PM

Ofcom may not be ready to take on BBC watchdog role until April
New Robot Wars: good, clean, innocent fun with giant circular saws

Published: 1:00 AM

New Robot Wars: good, clean, innocent fun with giant circular saws

ITV launches big-budget rival to BBC hit Strictly Come Dancing

Celebrity talent show Dance Dance Dance, from the makers of The Voice, will recreate famous dance routines from music videos, movies and theatre

Published: 12:36 AM

ITV launches big-budget rival to BBC hit Strictly Come Dancing

Joining Top Gear was like being parachuted into a war, says Rory Reid

Presenter says he was surprised by the level of hostility when Chris Evans took over from Jeremy Clarkson on BBC show

Published: 11:33 PM

Joining Top Gear was like being parachuted into a war, says Rory Reid
The Sun's Kelvin MacKenzie: Channel 4 hijab criticism was reasonable

ITN and presenter Fatima Manji among 2,000 people complaining to watchdog about column asking why Muslim journalist fronted report on Nice truck attack

Published: 7:58 PM

The Sun's Kelvin MacKenzie: Channel 4 hijab criticism was reasonable

BBC to make Les Misérables for TV with War and Peace team

Producer Harvey Weinstein and screenwriter Andrew Davies on board for adaptation based on novel rather than hit musical

Published: 11:53 PM

BBC to make Les Misérables for TV with War and Peace team

The Sun's Kelvin MacKenzie is trying to smear Muslims, says C4 News presenter

Former editor’s criticism of Fatima Manji, who wore a hijab while reporting on the Nice truck attack, has now prompted 1,400 complaints

Published: 1:09 AM

The Sun's Kelvin MacKenzie is trying to smear Muslims, says C4 News presenter

The Sun's Kelvin MacKenzie column: complaints rise to more than 800

Channel 4 News condemns ‘offensive’ article saying Fatima Manji should not have fronted its report on Nice truck attack because she is a Muslim

Published: 8:31 PM

The Sun's Kelvin MacKenzie column: complaints rise to more than 800
Sarah Vine returns to Daily Mail after Michael Gove’s failed leadership bid

Columnist suggested in embarrassing email leak that Paul Dacre would back her husband in Tory contest, with paper instead coming out for Theresa May

Published: 8:13 PM

Sarah Vine returns to Daily Mail after Michael Gove’s failed leadership bid
Zola Budd says she gave up in Olympic final after tangle with Mary Decker

South African-born runner who represented UK in 1984 LA Games says she deliberately slowed down after US rival fell

Published: 9:01 AM

Zola Budd says she gave up in Olympic final after tangle with Mary Decker
Sayeeda Warsi blasts Sun's column on C4 News coverage of Nice truck attack

Ex-Tory chair says Kelvin MacKenzie’s comments about presenter wearing hijab are ‘divisive’ and an attempt to ‘other’ the Muslim community

Published: 12:26 AM

Sayeeda Warsi blasts Sun's column on C4 News coverage of Nice truck attack

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