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DICKS & GIGGLES
Channel 4's The Last Leg managed to look as if it was whitewashing the spycops scandal over Christmas, infuriating victims.

SWORDS & SAUCERY
On seeing a warning about alcohol on screen during a film, Andrew Neill asked: "Are we really that mollycoddled?” But his plea revealed more than he realised.

LOW FIVE
The BBC once trumpeted Radio 5 Live as the "home of continuous news and live sports coverage”, but he recorded programmes are increasingly evident.

XMAS EXIT
GB News axed its breakfast show presenter Isabel Webster on the morning before the staff Christmas lunch, as part of a cost-cutting drive.

FURTIVE FORCES
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal has ordered police to pay financial damages to journalists who were subjected to unlawful surveillance by cops.

CLASS ACT
An interesting casting choice by the BBC for "new” copy series Lynley: the maverick working-class sergeant is played by… a scion of the Barclay dynasty.

A-EYE
The new year promises a fresh blast of "disruption” courtesy of AI, and among the latest industries in the firing line is retail.