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Tomiwa Owolade

TalkTV’s natural home was never going to be on television

TalkTV screengrab showing Piers Morgan holding a greased piglet under a 'Breaking News TalkTV' banner and in front of a screen reading 'Boris on the Brink'.
Piers Morgan with a greased piglet. Photograph: TalkTV

During school holidays, around 15 years ago, I used to stay up late to watch TV. There were certain channels I would gravitate to. One featured loud and passionate American men and women; so loud, I had to turn the volume down. I didn’t want to wake the neighbours. This was my guilty pleasure.

I am talking of Fox News. It certainly wasn’t good for me, the conspiracy-mongering and disregard for evidence and truth, but who can turn down a sizzling hot kebab after weeks of eating cool greens? At that time TV was still my main source of fun. But it was contained fun.

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