Issue 1024

 
BBC bosses, Italian scientists, parliamentary enquiries - Why do we now live in a culture of blame?

Also, in this week's Big Issue

As Channel 4 celebrates its 30th birthday, Brooksideand Grange Hill creator Phil Redmond examines the current state of TV...

Derren Brown’s Apocalypse show: psychologists consider if the magic has taken on a darker, more twisted form...

Joey Barton on the disconnect between living in the moment and a society living through technology...

Mitch Winehouse on the projects being funded by the Amy Winehouse Foundation...

Alexander Armstrong in Letter to My Younger Self...

John Bird on the lessons to be learnt from the Savile horrors...

Plus, Honor Blackman in My Week, Sarah Alexander, new US comedy import Girls, the week's cultural highlights in your area, Street Lights, competitions, and much more!