The majority of Britons believe the BBC are wrong to remove the lyrics from Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory at the Last Night of the Proms, according to a poll. The survey shows more than half of people oppose the move, which comes amid claims that people are offended by the lyrics … Read more
Harry Maguire has spoken for the first time since being handed a 21-month suspended prison sentence in a Greek court and appeared to admit his future as Manchester United captain is out of his hands. Speaking to BBC News on Thursday night, the England defender broke his silence following the brawl that broke out on … Read more
BBC media editor Amol Rajan has questioned director general Lord Hall about fears among colleagues that the corporation is becoming ‘the broadcasting wing of the Black Lives Matter movement’. Outgoing director general Tony Hall appeared on The Media Show yesterday to discuss the crises and successes of his time in charge of the outlet, covering topics … Read more
Diversity ‘underpins EVERY conversation at the BBC’ and is a ‘non-negotiable’ part of making programmes, head of comedy reveals BBC head of comedy Shane Allen says diversity is constantly discussed He says director of content Charlotte Moore keeps telling staff to factor it in Mr Allen said: ‘With Charlotte it’s non-negotiable, it’s a thing that … Read more
The BBC licence fee could be replace by a means-tested ‘household tax’, the corporation’s outgoing director-general has suggested. Lord Tony Hall of Birkenhead, who is set to step down, said a household tax, where the rich pay more, might make more sense than the current TV licence system. He also suggested that a potential annual … Read more
Reported Missing viewers were left ‘heartbroken’ after a man desperately tried to find his paranoid schizophrenic father who had been missing for three days – and was found three days later having nothing to eat or drink. Last night’s episode of the BBC documentary saw Oli, 25, call Gloucestershire Police, after his dad, Michael, 58, missed … Read more
BBC Newsnight’s editor Katie Razzall shared her embarrassment at being appointed as a white woman to chair a session on ‘racism in TV newsrooms’ at a media festival. The 49-year-old told the online Edinburgh TV Festival this week: ‘My chairing this panel as a white woman is indicative of the challenge we are all facing.’ It comes … Read more
BBC Newsnight editor Katie Razzall apologises for being white while chairing ‘racism in the newsroom’ session at Edinburgh TV Festival – sparking fresh row over show’s lack of BAME presenters Razzall apologises for being white during session at online Edinburgh TV Festival It comes amid a lack of ethnic minority presenters and reporters on Newsnight … Read more
A Finnish conductor caught up in a row over the Last Night of the Proms is not responsible for axing Rule Britannia and would never have been ‘arrogant’ enough to suggest it, her friends say. BBC sources had reportedly claimed Dalia Stasevska, 35, demanded the patriotic anthem, along with Land of Hope and Glory, be pulled … Read more
‘The BBC really is like W1A’: Former news boss compares top of the corporation to the comedy show and says too many big decisions are made by ‘white liberals’ Ex BBC News head Roger Mosey said mockumentary W1A reflects ‘a lot of truth’ He said too many of the BBC’s decisions are made in London … Read more