The Alternative MacTaggart: Carol Vorderman | Edinburgh TV Festival

“Television, Snobbery and London“. Launched in 1997, the Alternative MacTaggart provokes debate in the industry from different viewpoints. 2024’s Alternative MacTaggart was delivered by a true TV legend. Since making her debut on Countdown, the first ever programme on Channel 4, Carol Vorderman MBE has been part of the DNA of the UK television industry and a mainstay of our screens. She is also a funny, fearless and ferocious commentator on everything from politics to social mobility, sexism and education. This 25 minute address, followed by an interview, is suitably furious, funny and forthright from the self-described “post-menopausal woman who doesn’t give a damn.” Carol Vorderman’s walk on music has been edited out of this video due to copyright reasons. Subscribe for more: Find out more here: #EdTVFest