General Election
General Election 2019 TV Guide
November 19, 2019 | David Farnor
From who’s debating whom and where it’s on TV, we help you keep up with the 2019 general election.Read More
Channel 4 TV review: Ballot Monkeys (Episodes 1 and 2)
May 1, 2015 | David Farnor
Politics has found itself face to face with the digital age this general election. Campaigns can be won or lost by an inappropriate Facebook post. Reputations can be ruined – or built – just by tweeting “Ed Balls”. It’s a … Read More
E4 shuts down on election day to encourage youth vote
April 24, 2015 | David FarnorWe’ve written at length before about the level of political disengagement among many young voters in the UK, who could’t care less about voting in the day time – then go home and spend all night watching House of Cards.
Jeremy Paxman and David Mitchell to host Channel 4’s alternative election night
April 22, 2015 | David Farnor
Jeremy Paxman and David Mitchell will host Channel 4’s alternative election night coverage.
The show, broadcast live on Thursday 7th May, will combine comedy and commentary with a line-up of guests that includes Aisling Bea, Adam Hills, Kayvan Novak, Romesh … Read More
Channel 4 to stream Britain’s first Youth Leaders’ Debate
April 17, 2015 | David Farnor
This year’s general election has embraced VOD more than ever, with debates available to watch live on YouTube and panel shows available to catch up with on BBC iPlayer. (See our general election VOD guide here.)
With just 4 in … Read More
4oD TV review: Coalition
April 2, 2015 | David Farnor
Politicians, eh? Who trusts them? After all, half of them are barely human. The idea of watching Coalition, a 90-minute drama about a deal made between a group of them, is therefore hardly an easy sell.
It doesn’t help that … Read More
Bingeing on disillusion: Why we are more engaged with House of Cards than real politics
April 2, 2015 | David Farnor
“It’s mostly so I can pose for the photos,” Russian President Viktor Petrov tells Frank Underwood in House of Cards Season 3. They’re talking about surfing.
“Plays well with the young people,” he adds. “It’s important that they see … Read More
