The first black Lord-Lieutenant of Bristol Peaches Golding today became the latest of Britain’s BAME leaders to defend the Royal Family against claims of racism made by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in their bombshell Oprah interview. Today, Lord-Lieutenant Golding said she did ‘not believe in the least’ allegations they were racist. Lord-Lieutenant Golding, 67, added … Read more
The BBC’s North America editor Jon Sopel talks about flying on Air Force One, why Britons can expect a warm welcome in the U.S and why his favourite city there is Washington DC By York Membery for the Daily Mail Published: 12:34 GMT, 4 March 2021 | Updated: 12:34 GMT, 4 March 2021 Jon Sopel … Read more
BBC’s diversity directive: Director Tim Davie launches ‘top to bottom’ shake-up insisting 95% of staff complete ‘unconscious bias’ training, 80% must declare their social class and wants half of all gay employees to be ‘out’ Diversity plan was revealed in a report published by the corporation today Plan for mandatory unconscious bias training is likely … Read more
Historian and author Christopher Lee who wrote BBC’s This Sceptred Isle dies aged 79 after coronavirus battle Christopher Lee passed away at his home in Sussex surrounded by his family His wife Fiona Graham-Mackay said the author had tested positive for Covid-19 The 79-year-old won acclaim for the BBC’s This Sceptred Isle on BBC Radio 4 … Read more
Tomorrow at 9am, hundreds of thousands of Britons will begin their day with 35 minutes of jumping, sprinting and squatting – all led by lockdown fitness hero Joe Wicks. He is reviving the live daily workouts on YouTube that during the first Covid-19 lockdown got children across the country exercising at home, but which also … Read more
The BBC has revealed who will be stepping in as Celebrity Supply Teachers during the country’s third national lockdown. Last week, the corporation unveiled its ‘biggest education offer in history’ in a bid to help out with children’s learning while they are at home. Marcus Rashford, Heston Blumenthal and Geri Horner are among those set … Read more
Gugu Mbatha-Raw joins BBC’s adaptation of The Girl Before with HBO Max eyed as a U.S. production partner By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 07:04 GMT, 8 January 2021 | Updated: 07:04 GMT, 8 January 2021 While she’s currently filming the highly-anticipated Disney Plus series Loki, Gugu Mbatha-Raw has found her next project. The 37-year-old … Read more
Graham Norton has lashed out at the annual publishing of BBC stars’ high salaries, branding the practice both ‘pointless’ and ‘rubbish’. The broadcaster, 57, who recently quit BBC Radio 2 after 10 years to head to Virgin Radio, has admitted that he looks forward to no longer having his earnings published for public consumption – a … Read more
The Queen sends her ‘best wishes’ to mark the 75th year of the BBC’s Woman’s Hour and thanks the show for playing a ‘significant part in the evolving role of women across society’ Her Majesty, 94, sent message to mark 75th year of the BBC’s Woman’s Hour Told how it ‘played a significant part in evolving … Read more
Former Bond girl Gemma Arterton (aka Sister Clodagh) recalled the experience of filming Black Narcissus succinctly. ‘We were in the middle of nowhere in the Himalayan mountains. It took us three flights and a week to get there.’ Her co-star Alessandro Nivola who, as Mr Dean brought a fatal sexual frisson into the community of … Read more