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Review: Lucy Worsley’s Nights at the Opera on BBC Two

13th October 201714th October 2017 Jon Jacob Leave a comment

Lucy Worsley’s willingness to participate in unexpectedly entertaining synopses of the operas discussed is endearing and makes the messages conveyed more likely to stick.

Watch it. It’s fun.

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Ten Years at the BBC

4th July 20155th July 2015 Jon Jacob 1 Comment

Ten memories from ten years at the BBC

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In praise of Joanna Spicer

8th March 20158th March 2015 Jon Jacob Leave a comment

It’s International Women’s Day. So I’m celebrating the moment by writing about the one woman who has had the most striking impact in my Eurovision research.

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Eurovision Greatest Hits on BBC TV later this year

7th February 20157th February 2015 Jon Jacob Leave a comment

Long before we get to who represents the UK at Eurovision, the BBC have unveiled their plans for celebrating the contest’s 60th year. On the whole, not bad.

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About that new job

1st April 201421st April 2014 Jon Jacob Leave a comment

I lied. It’s April 1. And anyway .. how on earth did you expect a radio station to only serve up a condensed version of a Wagner or a Mahler symphony?!

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