TV's Italian job
In June, historian Greg Jenner created a Twitter storm. “Far be it from me to say there are no new ideas in TV, but… Stanley Tucci, James May and Clive Myrie have all made this programme in the past year!” he complained in a tweet.
This was in response to an announcement by the BBC that barrister and presenter Rob “Judge” Rinder, and TV personality Rylan are to “follow in the footsteps of 19th-century romantic poet Lord Byron and other grand tourists [in Italy], immersing themselves in the art, culture, bad behaviour and life-changing exploits”.