Laurence Fox today led calls to strip the BBC of its licence fee funding over the bungled decision to play Land of Hope and Glory and Rule Britannia at the last Night of the Proms but not sing the ‘racist’ words to avoid offending the woke. Critics accused the BBC of ‘erasing history’ and caving in … Read more
TV historian David Olusoga said racism in broadcasting left him clinically depressed. The Civilisations presenter said it is ‘lonely’ as a black person in the television industry and he has often been left feeling ‘patronised and marginalised’ throughout his career. Speaking in the wake of the global Black Lives Matter movement, the historian said the industry … Read more
BBC actors have been kissing through PERSPEX screens to get around Covid rules, drama boss reveals BBC drama boss Piers Wenger said sheets of perspex would be used for kissing Speaking at the Edinburgh TV festival, he said the screens would be edited out It was also suggested that actors and filming crews would be … Read more
‘Devastated’ Alex Jones fights back tears as she pays emotional tribute to The One Show colleague following his sudden death over the weekend By Ryan Smith for MailOnline Published: 21:16 BST, 24 August 2020 | Updated: 21:21 BST, 24 August 2020 Alex Jones emotionally paid tribute to one of her late colleagues on The One … Read more
Lost video tapes of Top of the Pops come to light 50 years after they were binned by the BBC including performances from Elvis Presley and Status Quo A man from Wales used a Sony CV-2000 to record performances between 1971 and 1976 Omega Auctions in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, are selling the collection Auction will take … Read more
The moment shocked BBC star John Beattie was pulled over and breathalysed by police after being reported for drink driving by onlooker who saw him swigging NON-ALCOHOLIC beer BBC presenter John Beattie was pulled over by police and breathalysed Came after someone mistakenly thought the star had been drink driving Beattie, 62, said his reading … Read more
Lost video tapes of Top of the Pops come to light 50 years after they were binned by the BBC including performances from Elvis Presley and Status Quo A man from Wales used a Sony CV-2000 to record performances between 1971 and 1976 Omega Auctions in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, are selling the collection Auction will take … Read more
The Last of Hope and Glory and Rule Britannia will be played at the Last Night of the Proms after Boris Johnson old the BBC that the centuries-old patriotic songs should not be cancelled. The BBC was understood to be considering dropping the anthems from the concert on September 12 amid fears of criticism in … Read more
BBC drama boss Piers Wenger slammed the film and TV industry as ‘racist’. Wenger – who was appointed Controller of BBC Drama in 2016 – said the industry is ‘not diverse’ and ‘something has gone wrong’ but vowed the corporation is ‘working on putting that right’. Speaking to a virtual audience at the online Edinburgh … Read more
The future of Soho and Fitzrovia as the ‘beating heart’ of London is in doubt as offices across the capital remain largely empty – as the Le Caprice restaurant boss has slammed Sadiq Khan over the ‘damaging’ congestion charge. The locations are known around the world as the centre of British advertising, film and TV … Read more