Today, the Government launched a Green Paper and a public consultation, officially opening up debate on the future of the BBC. This is ahead of charter renewal – the new governing document will come into effect on 1st January, 2028. In the introduction to the Green Paper, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport […]
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Host Charlotte Henry is joined by Jamie Angus, a former director of BBC World Service and now a trustee at the Henry Jackson Society, discuss the recent controversies surrounding the BBC, particularly focusing on the Trump editing scandal and the subsequent resignations of key figures. They delve into the governance issues within the BBC, the
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The BBC is trying to recover following the resignations of top bosses Tim Davie and Deborah Turness. The director general and CEO of news announced their shock departures on Sunday night. Two narratives have taken hold in the days since. For some, this was the inevitable outcome of years of BBC incompetence – biased coverage
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The Celebrity Traitors final has finished, with Alan Carr coming out on top. As he was a traitor, and the last one remaining, he took all of the money. A total of £87,500 will go to his chose charity. It was just a brilliant, dramatic ending to what has been a fantastic show. Carr’s victory
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Ofcom has found that the BBC’s documentary Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone breached its rule around misleading the audience.
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This weekend saw the return of the Premier League and, with it, the return of Match of the Day. This is the first season of the football highlights show for 26 years without Gary Lineker. Having paid Lineker huge amounts and put out the fires he caused on social media for all those years, everything
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BBC insiders have reacted with horror to comments made by Gary Lineker in an interview with Amol Rajan that dropped today. The former footballer and outgoing Match of the Day host’s statements about a Gaza documentary pulled from BBC iPlayer triggered the backlash. The 13-year-old narrator of Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone has
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The Masters Golf Can Rory McIlroy finally get that green jacket? Find out on Sky Sports Main Event/Sky Sports Golf in the UK and on ESPN/CBS/Paramount+ in the US. It will all come to a head on Sunday evening. Premier League Football Newcastle vs Man Utd: Sunday, April . Kick-off at 4.30pm BST/11.30am ET. Watch
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At the BBC HQ up in Salford there was a wall adorned with images of such luminaires as a Rolf Harris and… Jimmy Savile. For some time these images remained in place, next to the Religion and Ethics desk. Others who featured weren’t exactly happy with the company they were keeping. Not surprising, given staff
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