New Times,
New Thinking.

  1. Culture
  2. TV
13 March 2023

The BBC’s naff greenwashing of gentrified south London

As if it hasn’t suffered enough, Elephant and Castle is blighted with pineapple lamps and cactus headboards in the latest Interior Design Masters.

By Anoosh Chakelian

“Show apartments in Elephant and Castle! Who thought this up?!” hams Alan Carr in not-quite-mock bafflement. “All I remember is that massive roundabout!”

This is the only flicker of introspection in the first episode of the latest series of Interior Design Masters, the BBC’s popular design contest show now in its fourth run (think Bake Off, but with untreated plywood where the warmth should be).

Subscribe to The New Statesman today from only £8.99 per month
Content from our partners
More than a landlord: A future of opportunity
Towards an NHS fit for the future
How drones can revolutionise UK public services
Topics in this article : , ,