As BBC turns 100, a look back at the rebels who reshaped broadcasting and paid the price

From its earliest days, the corporation was newsworthy, and the resulting conflicts sometimes attracted significant attention from newspaper columnists.

Simon Potter, The Conversation

· Apr 08, 2022 · 11:30 pm

If not for Kamalini Dutt, Doordarshan would have lost some of its most valuable treasures for good

Thousands of recordings of the legends of music, dance and drama were decaying in the offices of the broadcaster – until Dutt stepped up.

Malini Nair

· Mar 05, 2022 · 11:30 am

How ‘Star Trek’ almost failed to launch before going where no one had gone before

Leonard Nimoy’s misgivings were one of many problems the writers, producers and cast faced during the TV show’s journey to the screen.

Stephen Benedict Dyson, The Conversation

· Sep 09, 2016 · 01:30 pm

When RK Laxman's Common Man was nearly killed by Shah Rukh

Manish Gaekwad

· Oct 24, 2015 · 05:19 pm