Dear England and Brexit: The Uncivil War writer James Graham explains why he completely rejects "patronising" 'too soon' accusations

Spare me the adolescent mush of Dear England

The football season lurches into its final week, with Arsenal, the newly-crowned champions of England, trying to win their first Champions League trophy. But there will be no summer-long reprieve from the round ball game. A World Cup begins next month in North America, and dozy folk who fail to pay attention may hear a knock on the door at midnight. Only 48 teams this time. What fun. If there’s a World Cup you can bet your last farthing there wi…

Dear England and Brexit: The Uncivil War writer James Graham explains why he completely rejects "patronising" 'too soon' accusations

"When people say that something is too soon to be a TV drama, I both respect it, but completely reject it."Those are the words of Dear England writer James Graham, speaking with us as our latest guest for The Radio Times Writers' Room.He was responding to the suggestion that a drama depicting real events can arrive 'too soon' after they take place – something that has been levelled at him before, particularly surrounding his dramatisation of Dom…