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BBC defends decision to censor the word ‘Palestine’ in rap song - Washington Post

You can express your political views on air, but rapping them gets trickier. The word “Palestine” was replaced with the sound of broken glass. In the ruling, the BBC said that Mic Rigteous was “expressing a political viewpoint, which, if ... More...

Salmond condemned over BBC comment - The Guardian

Opposition leaders have called for Alex Salmond to apologise after he used a term linked to officials in Nazi Germany to describe a BBC adviser. Scotland's First Minister criticised the corporation after his planned appearance on a sport show ahead of the ... More...

BBC H&W Reflect On Giantkilling - Hereford United FC

BBC Hereford and Worcester will broadcast a special programme reflecting on the 40th anniversary - Now Tudor's Gone Down For Newcastle - at 1200 GMT today on 104, 94.7 FM and online. BBC Hereford and Worcester will this lunchtime broadcast and hour long ... More...

Grand Cayman medical tourism project will be the blueprint, Dr Shetty tells the BBC - PRLog (free press release)

The man behind the ambitious medical tourism project planned for Grand Cayman, Dr Devi Shetty, told the BBC this week that this will be the blueprint for other projects around the world and will prove his point about the possibility of cheaper medical care. More...

'The BBC High-Definition Natural History Collection: Special Edition' Announced for Blu-ray - High-Def Digest

The Blu-ray boxed set of four documentary series gets a double dip in March. In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers/BBC has slated 'The BBC High-Definition Natural History Collection: Special Edition' for a Blu-ray release on March 27. More...

BBC to film new children's drama Wolfblood in North-East - The Northern Echo

A BBC children’s fantasy drama will be filmed in the North-East over the next few months. CBBC yesterday said new programme Wolfblood will be filmed in and around Rowlands Gill, near Gateshead. The show tells the story of Maddy Smith, who seems like an ... More...

Alex Salmond compares BBC boss with Nazi official - Daily Telegraph

The First Minister said Ric Bailey, the corporation’s chief political adviser in London, behaved like a “Gauleiter” by refusing to let him appear on a pundit show ahead of Saturday’s Calcutta Cup rugby match between England and Scotland. Mr Bailey ... More...

BBC wonders if it's possible to buy an election - DAILY KOS

The BBC's North American correspondent, Mark Mardell, recently wondered if it is indeed possible to buy an election here in the States as a result of Citizens United. At the very least, Mardell suggests, it's definitely possible to buy a primary ... More...

BBC: NATO finds Pakistan intelligence agency helps Taliban - USA Today

Pakistan's intelligence agency is directly helping the Taliban in Afghanistan and knows where its senior leaders are hiding, the BBC is reporting, citing a secret NATO report. The report is based on 27,000 interrogations with more than 4,000 captured ... More...

BBC drama to complete Charles Dickens's unfinished novel - Deccan Herald

Charles Dickens's unfinished novel 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' is set to get an ending in a new drama by BBC, which is likely to anger the novelist's fans. Dickens, loved around the globe for classics like 'Great Expectations', 'Oliver Twist', 'Hard Times ... More...

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