Here come the Brits: and thank God I'm not writing the script
As the Brits loom, I remember the perils of trying to get mismatched speakers to engage an uncaring audience while ripping my carefully honed jokes to shreds
January 2014
12 things not to say on Twitter in 2014
TV OD
Reflex, the TV gameshow where time stands still
June 2012
TV OD
TV OD with Daniel Maier: Food Factory
Food Factory is back! With a new, confusing celebrity element!
June 2011
World of lather
Daniel Maier's World of lather
This month in soaps: John Stape's murder spree catches up with him in Corrie, Jack hits the bottle in EastEnders, and Jackson's family show him a life beyond Emmerdale
May 2011
World of lather
The World of Lather alternative soap awards
Daniel Maier: Tonight ITV will broadcast the British Soap Awards. World of Lather has some thoughts about missing winners …
April 2011
World of lather
Daniel Maier's World of lather
It's desperate, clandestine swap confession month as EastEnders' notorious storyline comes to an end. And in other news: let's hear it for Holby City's Henrik Hanssen!
March 2011
World of lather
Daniel Maier's World of lather
This month in soap, there's been ill-advised rebranding in Coronation Street and EastEnders, while they woo the opposite sex quite differently in Emmerdale
February 2011
World of lather
Daniel Maier's World of lather
This month in soap: Eastenders' Ian and Phil are still going at it after all these years, Corrie's sofas are stuffed full of secrets, and there's road rage in Emmerdale
October 2010
TV and radio blog
Soap dialogue: a spotter's guide
Daniel Maier: Which lines get overused most in soaps? We salute the phrases that no script can manage without
August 2010
What we'll miss about The Bill
Britain's longest-running police TV series screeches to a halt on Tuesday. Here are some of the quirks and characters that have made it arresting viewing for 26 years
