Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has recently praised the BBC’s work.
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A cold war - and the importance of trusted information - is pushing the UK government to revise its attitude to the BBC.
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The BBC has resumed broadcasting via shortwave radio to ensure civilians can access the news.
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RT unfailingly follows the Kremlin’s line on politics but banning it in the UK might be counter-productive.
Protests against Section 28 ranged from marches to invading the nightly news.
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Opposition to the controversial law reflected the British national character, reminiscent of comedies like the Carry On films.
It takes the biscuit.
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The laws about cookies are fairly clear in EU and UK, but many big companies are breaking them anyway.
Value for money? The BBC’s funding model is under review.
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New research identifies the many ways public service broadcasting benefits people.
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BBC director-general, Tim Davie, has released a new plan to beef up fact checking in the public broadcaster’s news programmes.
We Are Lady Parts is a comedy following the members of a all girl Muslim punk band in London.
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British TV is at its best when representing the modern reality of the country.
South Africa’s Pretoria News didn’t dress itself in glory with its false decuplets story. This picture was taken following Nelson Mandela’s death in 2013.
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Tighter controls are not the answer; the opportunity should be used to think differently about trust and journalism. It is critical to enable audiences to distinguish reliable, verified information.
Martin Bashir’s interview with Diana, Princess of Wales was watched by millions when it aired in 1995.
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Critics of the UK’s public broadcaster will be sharpening their knives over the latest scandal.
Rosie was told that her baby would not survive and to seek an abortion in another part of the UK.
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Despite a new legal framework for abortion services, many women still travel to other parts of the UK to have an abortion.
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Not so dramatic and a hell of a lot more methodical, the business of weeding out corruption in the British Police force is quite different to that in Line of Duty.
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Ofcom’s duty is to regulate broadcasting on behalf of UK citizens. That appears to be under threat, both from internal forces and potentially from its next chair.
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Discussions have rightly focused on the failings of authorities and clubs. But the role of the law should also be examined.
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Funding cuts will force the national broadcaster to implement a root and branch reorganisation.
Star and creator of hit show I May Destroy You, Michaela Cole.
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Despite repeated pledges to improve diversity, data and industry testimony shows that there are fewer people from minority backgrounds getting jobs in the film and TV industries.
Heavy hitter: Andrew Neil will be chair of new broadcaster GB News.
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Research shows broadcast journalism is already becoming more partisan.
Designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen teaching an art class as part of the BBC’s lockdown education programming.
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Bright, kinetic and celebrity-studded, the BBC’s schools output has got the tone right for teaching a generation of screen-addicted youth.
Capture of William Joyce (‘Lord Haw-Haw’) in Germany in 1945.
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In the early days of the second world war, a Nazi propagandist broadcasting to England built up a large following.
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Wildlife television as we know it was constructed around Attenborough. Take him away and the whole thing needs to be reinvented.