Prime minister’s words a slapdown for culture secretary claiming BBC has ‘bias and nepotism’ problemsBoris Johnson said he believed the BBC would “be around for a long time to come”, in a view contrasting with that of his culture secretary, Nadine Dorr…
BBC staffed by people ‘whose mum and dad worked there’, says Nadine Dorries
Culture secretary attacks ‘nepotism’ and ‘groupthink’ at broadcaster in interview at Tory conferenceAll the latest from the Tory conference – liveNadine Dorries has labelled the BBC an institution riven by bias and staffed by people “whose mum and dad …
A broken record: why music TV deserves more than Jools Holland
In 2021, the 63-year-old is still the nation’s pop gatekeeper. Why won’t broadcasters give viewers what they want, rather than yet another tedious episode of Later…?Hold on to your hats people, because a new series of Later … With Jools Holland is unde…
Not the streaming service, the jewelry store, or the drag queen
The Pandora Papers are a gigantic set of data about offshore finance that details hidden wealth, tax avoidance, and money laundering. Reporting on this data has come from the Washington Post (‘Billions Beyond Reach’), BBC (‘A Simple Guide to the Pandor…
Steve Coogan to play Jimmy Savile in ‘sensitive’ BBC drama
Alan Partridge star will take on ‘complex’ character of notorious paedophile in The ReckoningSteve Coogan will play Jimmy Savile in a forthcoming BBC drama series about how the high-profile presenter spent decades living a double life as one of the cou…
‘I’m loving life,’ says first CBeebies presenter with Down’s syndrome
George Webster, a 20-year-old actor from Leeds, was overwhelmed by the reaction to his first BBC showAt 7.23am on Monday, George Webster made TV history when he bounced into the CBeebies house.Most young viewers would have been unaware they were witnes…
The Guardian view on the government and the BBC: an endless war of attrition | Editorial
Orchestrated hostility from the right is undermining public service broadcasting when it has never been more vitalIt is hardly surprising that Rupert Murdoch, having surveyed the ramshackle, amateurish beginnings of GB News from his Oxfordshire es…
BBC director general welcomes proposals for ‘distinctly British’ content
Tim Davie says promotion of British talent could counterbalance the ‘globalised algorithmic’ commissioning of TVThe BBC’s director general has embraced the idea of requiring broadcasters to produce “distinctly British” content, after losing British tal…
BBC chair defends Jess Brammar recruitment process
Richard Sharp stands by ‘free communication’ within board after claims member with government links tried to block appointmentThe BBC chair has defended its recruitment process after a board member with government links reportedly tried to block an app…
Only Fools And Horses actor John Challis dies aged 79
Man who played Boycie in the beloved BBC sitcom had cancer and died ‘peacefully in his sleep’The Only Fools And Horses actor John Challis has died “peacefully in his sleep, after a long battle with cancer”, his family have said.Challis was best-known f…