It was always going to be a good night's crack when the BBC finally worked out how to transfer the superb Radio Ulster phone-in programme, Talkback, to the television. Talkback is listened to by every shade of opinion and has the enviable distinction of being seen as fair by everyone except the deepest weird fringes. In fact, Talkback is the most democratic thing in the Irish media. Free article

Here's a gem for all you film buffs. You may have seen the legendary The Battle of Algiers, directed by Italian director Gillo Pontecorvo. One of the best political films ever, it is about the Algerian revolution which ended French colonialism in the North African country. It was playing in the Irish Film Centre in Dublin at the end of last month. In the programme notes, Thaddeus... Free article

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