Mary Beard

Why I Quit Twitter

Sam Parker | Posted 02.04.2013 | UK Tech
Sam Parker

I didn't use Twitter all day for 'journalism' - i.e. to source opinions and follow leads. I used it all day because I am a 'journalist' - i.e. a closet narcissist who believes everything he has to say always deserves an audience.

What Mary Did Next? Shut Down Abusive Trolls

Zrinka Bralo | Posted 30.03.2013 | UK Politics
Zrinka Bralo

Being an academic and a broadcaster, Professor Beard came to Question Time well prepared: she actually read the local authority report about the impact of migration.

WATCH: It's The League Of Extraordinary Television Presenters!

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 08.01.2013 | UK Comedy

Thought every idea for a TV format had been done? Think again! Take a look at our trailer for The League Of Extraordinary Television Presenters,starri...

The Ugliness is Within, Not On TV

Emma Jones | Posted 02.07.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Emma Jones

Any female on British TV who hasn't wept over her appearance at one point is either lying, or Holly Willoughby. It's so depressingly important.

The Mary Beard-AA Gill-Samantha-Brick Fiasco: Since When Do We Need Miss World Historians?

Philip White | Posted 02.07.2012 | UK Entertainment
Philip White

I have long feared that most people don't want to watch TV to learn, but rather to receive their daily dose of scandal, gossip, sports stats, and, if they want to be really daring, politically polarised polemic - combined, the true opiate of the masses. AA Gill's ill-conceived words only further this assumption.

Samantha Brick On The AA Gill Spat: Mary Beard IS Too Ugly For TV (PICTURES)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 01.07.2012 | UK

She’s been described as deluded, arrogant and conceited, and yet Samantha Brick has waded back into the spotlight – this time in support of AA Gil...

Twits Of The Week: We Round Up The Latest Tweet Jokes

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | Posted 30.04.2012 | UK Comedy

I don't think any of us will forget where we were when we heard James Murdoch giving evidence to the Leveson inquiry. Unlike James Murdoch. And Mr ...

AA Gill Branded 'Pitiable Little Sexist' In Wikipedia Revenge Attack

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 24.04.2012 | UK

AA Gill has had his Wikipedia page hacked after insulting classics professor Mary Beard. The new Wiki entry labels him "a pitiable little sexist" ...

Tonight's TV Pick: Mary Beard, Unzipped, Hidden Talent

The Huffington Post UK | Brogan Driscoll | Posted 24.04.2012 | UK Entertainment

Meet The Romans With Mary Beard - BBC2, 9pm The Cambridge Classicist is back exploring Roman street life and defying AA Gill who called her too ugly...

Intellect Should Mean More Than Good Looks

Lynne Parker | Posted 18.06.2012 | UK Entertainment
Lynne Parker

Although some of us strive to fight off the middle-aged spread, grey hairs and fine lines, it really is what's inside that counts. It is for this reason that we need to look beyond the appearance of our female elders in the public eye.