Labour calling the London Mayoral election for Sadiq Khan.

Thank F for that! What was it about the idiocy and Islamophobia of Susan Hall that turned voters off? Go Sadiq 👊

Fun times with Claud at the Broadcast Awards last night...

Great to see Dreaming Whilst Black coming back for second series. Top comedy from Adjani S. Via Heather Fallon broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc/dreaming-w…

Lord Dave won't like this 👇 New drama in the works charting relationship between David Cameron and Lex Greensill, excl from John Elmes broadcastnow.co.uk/indies/jill-of…

Time to scrap licence fee, says The Telegraph (twice). But also, we recommend you watch the BBC's four-star documentaries, bask in the warmth of its radio stations, and we hope you enjoy this Strictly live blog.

🎵Held a match to your cigarette, watched the smoke curl in the mist / Your eyes, blue as the ocean between us, smiling at me🎵

No more beautiful and brilliant song than Misty Morning Albert Bridge. A go to in happy and sad times. #RIPShaneMcGowan
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Reasonable for protesters to call Iain Duncan Smith ‘Tory scum’, court rules theguardian.com/politics/2023/…

Excl: Netflix natural history series producer seeking to reinvent genre by making it 'bingeable' like Beckham and Sex in the City broadcastnow.co.uk/netflix/netfli…

State of Tory conference speeches now. Energy secretary tells outright lie in speech and isn't even embarrassed to be caught out

Excellent from gabyhinsliff on GB News and 'leftwing pundits’ puzzling willingness to go on its shows' theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Liz Truss premiership drama in the works from Banijay UK - 'a story that combines hubris and blind faith in an ideology set against a backdrop of national tragedy'.

Excl by John Elmes
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The TV masterpiece with some timely - and timeless - lessons for Labour. Latest column theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Yes Sadiq 👊

Jesse Armstrong tells #EdTVFest that great TV writers and showrunners don't have to be dickheads.

'Making TV is difficult enough. You don’t have to be a dick about it too.'

The great Jesse Armstrong talking to Marina Hyde at #EdTVFest . On The Thick of It:

'People sort of like Malcolm Tucker. That wasn't the intention... As a writer you have to say that's on you. If you like Malcolm Tucker that's your fault not mine.'

Happy Valley scribe Sally Wainwright chatting to Adrian Chiles at #EdTVFest about how to write great drama.

'You don't start writing the dialogue until you know exactly what the story is.'

Netflix issues #EdTVFest call for more shows featuring 'women doing shit' and 'being baddies'👊

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Opening debate at #EdTVFest sees Avalon's Jon Thoday daring to dream. 🤞

'I presume the new government will be a supporter of the BBC...'