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  • October 2008

    • 'That Is the End of This Broadcast'

      BBC  |  Oct 3, 08 7:55 AM CDT

      'That Is the End of This Broadcast'

      (Newser) - A radio script that the British government planned to broadcast to survivors of a nuclear attack has been made public for the first time, the BBC reports. The script, written in the 1970s and released by the National Archives, warns listeners to stay in hiding for 14 days and to ration essential supplies. Related documents advised that familiar but authoritative voices make the broadcasts. More »

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      Great Britain  • nuclear weapons  • Cold War  • BBC  • survivors  • National Archives

  • August 2008

    • BBC Denies Spouting Government's Qaeda Line

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 27, 08 7:26 PM CDT

      BBC Denies Spouting Government's Qaeda Line

      (Newser) - Similarities between a leaked British government document and a recent BBC report on al-Qaeda’s waning support are just that, the broadcaster said today in denying its editorial independence had been dented. A report leaked to the Guardian talked of pushing material through UK media channels to suggest al-Qaeda is weakening; the BBC show suggested the group was losing support, but could still attack the West. More »

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      al-Qaeda  • propaganda  • BBC  • Britain  • press leaks

  • July 2008
  • April 2008

    • Brit TV Star's Body Was in Rail Station 6 Days

      Times (UK)  |  Apr 15, 08 6:34 AM CDT

      Brit TV Star's Body Was in Rail Station 6 Days

      (Newser) - A British TV celebrity's body was left hanging in London's Paddington station for six days, the London Times reports, in an apparent suicide. Mark Speight, 42, had been missing for a week and police are probing why it took so long for his body to be discovered. Speight was said to have been devastated by his fiancee's drug-related death earlier this year. More »

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      television  • Great Britain  • London  • suicide  • BBC  • children's show

  • March 2008

    • Spacey Slams BBC's 'Unfair' Talent Searches

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 31, 08 1:58 PM CDT

      Spacey Slams BBC's 'Unfair' Talent Searches

      (Newser) - Kevin Spacey has criticized the BBC’s West End reality shows as overt promotions for the musicals they're casting for, the Guardian reports. Andrew Lloyd Webber's popular talent-search series, Any Dream Will Do and I’d Do Anything , sought out new stars for big-budget productions of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and The Sound of Music . More »

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      Great Britain  • reality TV  • BBC  • Kevin Spacey  • West End theater

    • Fine Arts Could Use Some Color

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 5, 08 12:17 PM CST

      Fine Arts Could Use Some Color

      (Newser) - Britain's culture minister set off a row about high culture and national identity this week in castigating a popular series of classical music concerts for failing to attract a multiethnic audience. For Candace Allen, an African-American author living in London, the debate is more than theoretical: while classical music can be life-affirming, it's tougher to appreciate with white audience members staring at you. More »

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      race  • BBC  • classical music  • Gustavo Dudamel  • Proms

  • October 2007

    • BBC Cuts 1,800 Jobs, Updates for Digital Age

      Reuters  |  Oct 18, 07 5:41 PM CDT

      BBC Cuts 1,800 Jobs, Updates for Digital Age

      (Newser) - The BBC will cut 1,800 of its 18,000 jobs and integrate its TV, radio and Internet news operations to adapt to the digital age, the public broadcaster announced today. As many as 2,500 positions may be lost, but others will be added, the BBC said, to reflect shifting audience habits. The Beeb will also pare by 10% its original television programming, improve online offerings and establish bbc.com to carry advertising to non-British users. More »

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      television  • Internet advertising  • BBC  • job cuts  • broadcasting

    • $4B Crunch Threatens BBC Jobs

      Independent (UK)  |  Oct 10, 07 4:37 AM CDT

      $4B Crunch Threatens BBC Jobs

      (Newser) - A massive funding shortfall at the British Broadcasting Corporation could trigger unprecedented job cuts, reports the Independent . As many as 2,800 people—about 12% of the BBC's labor force—could lose their jobs. Officials at the BBC, which is financed by a $270 license fee paid by viewers, project a shortfall of up to $4 billion. More »

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      BBC  • job cuts  • budget cuts  • inquiry  • Top Gear  • Mark Thompson

    • BBC Exec Resigns Over 'Crowngate'

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 6, 07 7:29 PM CDT

      BBC Exec Resigns Over 'Crowngate'

      (Newser) - A BBC chief resigned yesterday over footage of the Queen allegedly storming out of a photo session, the Los Angeles Times reports. A probe found that she never stalked out; another clip of her was spliced into the BBC doc. An ex-exec who led the "Crowngate" probe said the snafu was sparked by “misjudgments, poor practice and ineffective systems." More »

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      documentary  • BBC  • Annie Leibovitz  • Queen Elizabeth  • BBC1

    • Lonely Planet Will Keep BBC Company

      Bloomberg  |  Oct 1, 07 2:08 PM CDT

      Lonely Planet Will Keep BBC Company

      (Newser) - The BBC is lacing up its hiking boots after acquiring a 75% stake in travel guidebook company Lonely Planet. The deal, announced today, nets the BBC a travel brand with a library of some 500 travel guides, a popular website, and a TV series shown in 100 countries. It’s “a great feather in the cap,” said a BBC exec. More »

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      travel  • BBC  • travel tips  • Lonely Planet

  • August 2007

    • Summer of Scandals Leaves BBC in Crisis

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 24, 07 1:04 PM CDT

      Summer of Scandals Leaves BBC in Crisis

      (Newser) - The Brits are having a crisis of conscience over the BBC: A summer of scandals has left the BBC's squeaky-clean image compromised. The UK's public broadcaster has aired rigged call-in games, sneakily edited news stories, and credulity-straining reality shows. A leading broadcaster charges the station has suffered "a catastrophic loss of nerve." More »

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      television  • scandals  • BBC  • Mark Thompson

    • 25 Essential Websites

      Time  |  Aug 20, 07 9:01 AM CDT

      25 Essential Websites

      (Newser) - You find a restaurant on Citysearch, buy movie tickets on Fandango, and then go home and Google the guy you shared a cab with. Was there a time before the Internet? Here are the first 10 of Time' s 25 can't-live-without websites: Amazon.com BBC.co.uk Citysearch.com More »

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      Internet  • list  • Google  • Facebook  • eBay  • Amazon.com  • website  • Craigslist  • BBC  • ESPN  • Digg

    • Moscow Boots BBC from Airwaves

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 18, 07 3:06 PM CDT

      Moscow Boots BBC from Airwaves

      (Newser) - Moscow thrust the BBC into the geopolitical limelight yesterday by axing its radio service from Russian airwaves. Media pundits are blaming the decision on rising anger between Moscow and Britain as the head of Russia's BBC called the radio silence “highly irregular and extremely disappointing.” But a Russian regulator denied any political motivation behind the move and promptly hung up on the Guardian .  More »

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      Russia  • Great Britain  • Moscow  • Alexander Litvinenko  • BBC

  • July 2007

    • BBC Grovels Over Royal Tantrum

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 13, 07 4:34 AM CDT

      BBC Grovels Over Royal Tantrum

      (Newser) - BBC television has offered a groveling apology to Queen Elizabeth for making it appear she threw a royal tantrum with celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, the Guardian reports. Producers edited video clips—implying the Queen stormed out of a photo shoot—to promote a documentary. She was actually hurrying to the shoot. The clip was aired worldwide. More »

    • Hamas Frees Kidnapped Lioness

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 10, 07 4:23 AM CDT

      Hamas Frees Kidnapped Lioness

      (Newser) - Hamas soldiers yesterday freed Sabrina the lioness in a raid on a Palestinian crime gang that kidnapped her 20 months ago. The four-month-old cub and a pair of Arabic-speaking parrots were snatched from the Gaza zoo, and Sabrina was left to languish in a dark cell where curious spectators snapped her photo for $1. More »

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      Hamas  • kidnapping  • Palestine  • BBC  •