Joan Bakewell
Joan Bakewell has been a presence on Britain鈥檚 television since the 1960s when she co-presented the nightly 大象传媒 2 show Late Night Line Up. This ran from 1964 until 1972, earning itself 鈥 and her 鈥 a loyal following.
In the 1970鈥檚 she went to Granada television, and pioneered the interactive audience programme Reports Action. In the 1980s she was back at the 大象传媒, first as presenter of Radio 4鈥檚 PM programme, then on 大象传媒 Television where she was arts correspondent from 1981 to 1985.
In the late 1980s she became reporter/presenter of 大象传媒 1鈥檚 The Heart of the Matter, which dealt with ethical issues arising from current affairs. The programme won many awards, and Joan herself won BAFTA鈥檚 Richard Dimbleby Award for television journalism. Since 2000 she has presented two personal series of her own: My Generation, and Taboo. Her programme Flowering in Autumn was seen on 大象传媒 4 in the spring of 2005.
She has had a career on Radio, ranging from PM and Critics Forum to The Seven Deadly Sins, and is currently the presenter of Belief for Radio 3. Her fourth radio play was broadcast in the autumn of 2005.
In journalism, she has been a columnist for the Manchester Evening News, The Sunday Times, and, more recently, The Guardian.
Her books include 鈥淭he Centre of the Bed鈥 (autobiography) published in October 2003, 鈥淏elief鈥, published in June 2005 and 鈥淭he View From Here: Life at Seventy鈥, published in September 2006.
I would like to think that Joan Bakewells coment that' things have improved', in regard to misscarriages of justiceswas true.I don't think Sion Jenkins, Sue May, Angela Canning, the family of Sally Clark to name but a few would agree. All the same old mistakes and methods are being made by all parties involved. Pressure to get a conviction, when you can't get it on fact you, go for doubtful forensic and then the new weapon bad character using witnesses with little credibility. By which time the Jury are confused and they convict through fear. It is the safer option.
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