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The Guildhall in the City of London flew the Union flag on St George’s Day. “This seems odd to me. We take pride in St Andrew (and his flag in Scotland) and St Patrick Day events,” my nonplussed spy says. The Guildhall blamed Whitehall rules. “Our flag policy follows the Government’s policy, which is that the Union Flag is to be flown on St George’s Day,” a spokesman tells me.

SIR – The news (telegraph.co.uk, April 25) that Labour plans to renationalise the railways if it wins the general election confirms that we are about to return to the 1970s. The trade unions are to be given more powers, and it is likely that the country will come close to bankruptcy, as was the case when our standing in Europe was at its lowest. Still, at least we know what to expect, and perhaps we should just resign ourselves to it – given that we did have some good times in the ...

Veteran television executive who served as controller of BBC One for six years and later became Yorkshire TV’s managing director

From Bond girls to advocates for sexual assault survivors, former Miss World winners have ended up with many and varied careers.

It smacks of political bias to cite freedom of expression when dismissing complaints about a presenter’s anti-vaxxer rants, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

As Jacko et al sang for starving Ethiopia, a select group of British stars united for a very different cause: a Doctor in Distress. But why?

A right-wing cabal, largely unaccountable, is waging war on the principles that made our public broadcaster great. It must not succeed

Ahead of a new stage revival, the creators and cast of Channel 4’s classic 90s newsroom sitcom remember close encounters with future Bond stars, writing episodes at the last minute and the meaning between that mysterious title

The dramas role in helping the cause of postmasters reminds us of the essential role public service broadcasters play, Oliver Foster writes

TV picks for Saturday, January 13th... 1984: THE MOST SHOCKING MOMENTS Narrated by Jan Leeming, Channel 5 are rewinding back to 1984 to replay the year’s most shocking and controversial moments in TV, music, showbiz, and politics. Ground-breaking satirical and anarchic entertainment from Spitting Image and The Young Ones revolutionised comedy and enraged the old