Cat Lewis said that singing about how Britons would ‘never be slaves’ during Rule Britannia was akin to Nazis shouting about how they would ‘never be forced into a gas chamber’ A Songs of Praise producer who compared singing Rule Britannia to Nazis singing about gas chambers has doubled down on he attack and called … Read more
Two-metre rule on social distancing to curb spread of coronavirus is based on ‘outdated science’, researchers say Some research suggesting two metres is a safe distance goes as far back as 1897 British Medical Journal article says the gap should change depending on setting Newer studies claim a sneeze or cough can spread droplets up … Read more
At least, there is still one irredeemably British quality to this year’s Last Night of the Proms: the fudge. Not even the finest dairy herds of Devon and Cornwall could have confected something as thick, rich and clotted as the latest solution served up by the BBC. Instead of either ignoring the usual half-hearted complaints … Read more
Britain’s two metre social distancing rule is based on outdated science and is not far enough in crowded places like bars, experts say. Dr Nicholas Jones and colleagues at the University of Oxford said the rule was produced from studies dating back up to 100 years ago and is too simplistic. Instead, there should be … Read more
An Executive Producer for the BBC‘s Songs of Praise has compared singing Rule Britannia to Nazis singing about gas chambers. Cat Lewis, who is also CEO of television production company Nine Lives Media, weighed in on the controversy surrounding the BBC’s decision to drop the singing of patriotic anthems from the Last Night of the Proms. … Read more
The newest full-length trailer for the upcoming Showtime miniseries The Comey Rule was released on Monday. The new trailer gives a fuller view of Brendan Gleeson, 65, who looks just like the 45th president, Donald Trump. The series, which also stars Jeff Daniels, 65, as James Comey, is focused on dual investigations into Russian interference … 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
The furious row over whether Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory should be axed from Last Night of the Proms deepened today as the patriotic songs were labelled ‘racist propaganda’. The BBC is said to be considering dropping the anthems from the concert on September 12 amid fears of criticism in the wake … Read more
British anthems Rule, Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory could be axed from the BBC Proms amid the Black Lives Matter movement, an insider has claimed. The broadcaster is considering dropping the patriotic songs from the Last Night concert due to fears of a backlash because of their apparent links to colonialism and slavery, … Read more
New MI6 boss Richard Moore’s grandad was IRA fighter who won medal for fighting against British rule Richard Moore’s grandfather was an IRA fighter between 1916 and 1922 Jack Buckley won a medal from Sinn Fein for fighting against the British rule Mr Moore, 57, is set to take over as head of the Secret … Read more