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March 03, 2010
32-year-old Kristian Digby, the much-loved BBC television presenter, has died after an apparent sexual game went tragically wrong. Digby’s body was found in his apartment in east London by an ex-partner.
Paramedics were called to the scene at around 7.45am on Monday morning where they unsuccessfully attempted to revive the television ...
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February 26, 2010
According to latest media reports, next month will be a watershed period in the history of Auntie, with the BBC to make massive reductions to its operation.
The broadcaster will allegedly close half of its online services, close to radio stations altogether and reduce greatly the massive spending on US imports ...
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November 03, 2009
Rebecca Adlington, the British swimming champion who won gold in Beijing, has formally made a complaint pointing the finger at the BBC for appearing rather weak on its clamp down on a TV comedian who cracked a rude joke about the athlete.
Rebecca Adlington is calling for the BBC to act ...
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October 26, 2009
The BBC in Scotland has been criticised for spending licence money on a new show depicting the story of serial killer Ian Brady.
People have complained that BBC Alba, the Gaelic language channel, is glorifying child murders by turning it into entertainment, while the parent of a Moors victim claimed the ...
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October 19, 2009
In what would appear to be a pitch to protect Britain’s children from the cruel realities of existence, the BBC has modified a line to the Humpty Dumpty rhyme, one of the most famous in the UK.
The CBeebies TV show Something Special changed one line; instead of the age old ...
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September 15, 2009
Kylie Minogue took the stage at the BBC's Abba tribute concert on Sunday and literally stole the show with her only performance in the UK for 2009.
The 41-year-old went on stage near the end of the three-hour tribute concert in London's Hyde Park to sing Super Trouper, the Swedish group's ...
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September 09, 2009
Screenwriter and film director Richard Curtis has recently accepted the terms of an agreement with the BBC that would see him write an episode of the new edition of Doctor Who, his agent has stated.
The creator of Blackadder explained to The Sun newspaper that he had signed up for one ...
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September 08, 2009
Millions of people are invited to be participants in the first large scale experiment to see if “brain training” actually works.
A group of scientists and the BBC are partnering to create what will be the biggest scientific research study of whether games, such as the Nintendo DS, or playing Sodoku, ...
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September 02, 2009
Channel 5’s top big boss Dawn Airey claims that the BBC should start charging visitors for all online services, including BBC News and BBC iPlayer, as a good will gesture for the industry and in order to give rivals a chance.
The BBC has been the target of numerous attacks ...
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August 18, 2009
The BBC is set to air never-before-heard recordings and conversations from the Beatles’ last Abbey Road sessions. The documentary is scheduled for broadcast next month during a week of programmes about the Fab Four.
The new documentary, called The Beatles on Record, will be narrated only using recordings of John Lennon, ...
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