Editing Rod Liddle (section)

==Television==
===''The New Fundamentalists''===
In ''The New Fundamentalists'', a programme in the ''[[Dispatches (TV series)|Dispatches]]'' strand broadcast in March 2006, Liddle, a member of the [[Church of England]], condemned the rise of [[evangelicalism]] and [[Christian fundamentalism]] in Britain, especially the anti-Darwinian influence of such beliefs in faith schools; and criticised the social teaching and cultural influence of this strand of [[Christianity]]. The documentary was criticised by David Hilborn of the [[Evangelical Alliance]],<ref>[http://www.eauk.org/media/dispatches-response.cfm 'Dispatches: The New Fundamentalists'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070407004749/http://www.eauk.org/media/dispatches-response.cfm |date=7 April 2007 }}, Evangelical Alliance, 9 March 2006.</ref> and by Rupert Kaye of the Association of Christian Teachers.<ref>Kaye, Rupert. [http://www.christian-teachers.org.uk/newscomment/10 "The New Fundamentalists"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927215022/http://www.christian-teachers.org.uk/newscomment/10 |date=27 September 2011 }}, Association of Christian Teachers, 7 March 2006.</ref>

===''The Trouble with Atheism''===
In ''[[The Trouble with Atheism]]'', Liddle argued that atheists can be as dogmatic and intolerant as the adherents of religion. Liddle said, "History has shown us that it's not religion that's the problem, but any system of thought that insists that one group of people are inviolably in the right, whereas the others are in the wrong and must somehow be punished."<ref>Busfield, Steve. [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/jan/08/pronouncements-rod-liddle "The pronouncements of Rod Liddle"], ''The Guardian'', 8 January 2010.</ref> Liddle argued, for example, that [[eugenic]] policies are the logical consequence of dogmatic adherence to [[Darwinism]].

===''Immigration Is a Time Bomb''===
Liddle's ''Immigration Is a Time Bomb'' was broadcast by Channel 4 in 2005. The complaints that followed it included that he should not have allowed [[British National Party]] leader [[Nick Griffin]] to speak unchallenged. [[Ofcom]] adjudicated that the programme was fair, and the complaints were dismissed. Liddle subsequently argued, after Griffin was acquitted in February 2006 of two charges of [[inciting racial hatred]], that the charges were "too ephemeral, too dependent upon the mindset and political disposition of the juror, and upon what is happening outside of the courtroom, on the streets."<ref>Liddle, Rod. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080905043933/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2088-2025181,00.html "Alas, I must defend the BNP"], ''The Times'', 5 February 2006.</ref>

===Other work===
In April 2007, Liddle presented a two-hour-long theological documentary called ''The Bible Revolution'' where he looked back in history to [[William Tyndale]]'s translation of the Bible in English and the effect this had upon the English language.<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/C/can_you_believe_it/debates/revo.html "The Bible Revolution"], Channel 4. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071013161605/http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/C/can_you_believe_it/debates/revo.html Archived] by the Internet Archive on 13 February 2007.</ref> On 21 May 2007, he presented an hour-long documentary, ''Battle for the Holy Land: Love Thy Neighbour'', about the [[Israeli-Palestinian Conflict]]. He visited [[Bethlehem]], [[Hebron]] and the Israeli settlement of [[Tekoa, Gush Etzion|Tekoa]]. Liddle sought to examine whether [[Israel]] was a true liberal democracy in light of its treatment of the Palestinians. He also appeared in Channel 4's alternative election night episode of ''[[Come Dine with Me]]'' along with [[Edwina Currie]], [[Derek Hatton]] and [[Brian Paddick]].

With [[Kate Silverton]], he presented the short-lived BBC2 political show ''Weekend'', described by ''[[The Independent on Sunday]]'' as "The worst programme anywhere, ever, in the history of time",<ref>Stephen Brook [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/jan/08/rod-liddle-outspoken-figure "Rod Liddle: outspoken figure whose views may clash with Indy values"], theguardian.co, 8 January 2010</ref> and [[BBC Four]]'s ''The Talk Show''. He continued to write for ''The Guardian'', and became a team captain on ''[[Call My Bluff]]''. He became an associate editor with ''The Spectator''. He also writes for the men's magazines, ''[[GQ]]'' and ''[[Arena (magazine)|Arena]]'', and a weekly column for ''[[The Sunday Times]]''.<ref name=Timesprofile/>