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Accusations of a left-wing bias were often made against the corporation by members of Margaret Thatcher's 1980s Conservative government. Norman Tebbit called the BBC the "Stateless Person's Broadcasting Corporation" because of what he regarded as its unpatriotic coverage of the Falklands War, and Conservative MP Peter Bruinvels called it the "Bolshevik Broadcasting Corporation". [1]
The BBC also broadcast substantial extracts from the appeal in its TV news programmes. The BBC's decision came in for criticism across the political spectrum including from senior politicians such as Nick Clegg, Douglas Alexander and Hazel Blears and public figures like the Archbishops of York [98] and Canterbury, [99] although it was supported ...
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Newsreader said ITV felt more ‘human’ as the BBC ‘didn’t have any Black people on it’
Douglas Hurd, seen here in 2007, introduced the measures in October 1988. On 19 October 1988, the Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, issued a notice under clause 13(4) of the BBC Licence and Agreement to the BBC and under section 29(3) of the Broadcasting Act 1981 to the Independent Broadcasting Authority prohibiting the broadcast of direct statements by representatives or supporters of eleven ...
The following few years resulted in repositioning of some channels to conform to a larger brand: in 2003, BBC Choice was replaced by BBC Three, with programming for younger adults and shocking real-life documentaries, BBC News 24 became the BBC News Channel in 2008, and BBC Radio 7 became BBC Radio 4 Extra in 2011, with new programmes to ...
Quality scripts and the fact that it’s a one-off gig mean Inside No 9 attracts remarkably high-profile guest casts. A-list names such as Gemma Arterton, Jason Isaacs, Keeley Hawes, Peter Kay ...