Broadcasting

The producers of Red Dwarf were told it would never work. Eight series later, with a movie in the works, that initial assessment could well have been wrong, as Suite101 finds out.

Suite101 looks back at the BBC's historic Pebble Mill studios, a pioneering regional radio and TV studio, which is closing down this year.

Suite101 asks whether the Hutton Inquiry in the BBC has damaged the corporation and its ability to carry out investigative journalism.

Suite101 looks back at the life and career of Irwin Allen - one of the most successful Radio, TV and film producers, scriptwriters and directors of all time. Unfortunately, he was also one of the most critically panned.

Black actors say TV discriminates against them - and it seems the facts back up their complaint. What should be done, and why?

Watching an old 70s TV programme reveals that many of today's top shows are like mostly froth and bubble. Take away the pretty images and there's nothing underneath. Suite 101 asks why?

Does the advent of PVR Personal Video Recorders spell the end of TV advertising as we know it? At least one top TV executive says in ten years' time, the commercial break will be a thing of the past.

Suite 101 pays tribute to actress and broadcaster Thora Hird, whose regular appearances on TV and radio over six decades turned her into a national treasure.

Truth is the first casualty of war. But in the Iraq conflict, it's not that the truth isn't there, it's just hard to spot, between all the 'breaking news' and instant analysis. Suite 101 tries to find out what's going on.

The laws of libel and slander are a minefield for broadcasters. Find out why the words "I'll see you in court" can make grown men cry!