BBC’s Martin Bashir ‘misled Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer to secure Panorama interview’

BBC journalist Martin Bashir misled Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer to secure her 1995 bombshell Panorama interview, sources claim. Nearly 23 million tuned in to witness the Princess of Wales tell Bashir, ‘There were three people in the marriage,’ a reference to Camilla Parker Bowles. But Bashir engineered the scoop of the century by showing … Read more

BBC’s Martin Bashir ‘misled Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer to secure Panorama interview’

BBC journalist Martin Bashir misled Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer to secure her 1995 bombshell Panorama interview, sources claim. Nearly 23 million tuned in to witness the Princess of Wales tell Bashir, ‘There were three people in the marriage,’ a reference to Camilla Parker Bowles. But Bashir engineered the scoop of the century by showing … Read more

BBC’s new £44million Scottish channel costs SIX TIMES more per viewer than BBC One

The BBC’s new Scottish channel is costing six times more per viewer than BBC One – with just 18 per cent of Scots tuning in after its launch last year. Figures from the corporation’s annual report showed that BBC Scotland costs 41p for each hour watched, that compares unfavourably to BBC One which costs 7p … Read more

Good news for Fiona Bruce: Presenter, 56, is tipped to make top ten on BBC’s rich list

Good news for Fiona Bruce: Presenter, 56, is tipped to make top ten on BBC’s rich list after Question Time role could push her pay past £400k as corporation bids to slash gender pay gap Fiona Bruce, 56, is set to break into the list of highest paid BBC stars next week The Corporation will … Read more

Good news for Fiona Bruce: Presenter, 56, is tipped to make top ten on BBC’s rich list

Good news for Fiona Bruce: Presenter, 56, is tipped to make top ten on BBC’s rich list after Question Time role could push her pay past £400k as corporation bids to slash gender pay gap Fiona Bruce, 56, is set to break into the list of highest paid BBC stars next week The Corporation will … Read more

PAUL THOMAS on… the BBC’s Proms reversal

PAUL THOMAS on… the BBC’s Proms reversal By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:17 BST, 3 September 2020 | Updated: 02:17 BST, 3 September 2020 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178 Share or comment on this article:

PAUL THOMAS on… the BBC’s Proms reversal

PAUL THOMAS on… the BBC’s Proms reversal By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:17 BST, 3 September 2020 | Updated: 02:17 BST, 3 September 2020 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178 Share or comment on this article:

BBC’s director-general Tim Davie arrives for first day as he threatens to AXE ‘left-wing’ comedies

Some of the BBC’s top comedy shows have faced criticism in recent years over perceived left-wing bias, while BBC comedians have also faced criticism over political comments and jokes. Last year, comedian Jo Brand made a joke on BBC Radio Four’s comedy show Heresy about throwing battery acid over ‘unpleasant’ politicians. She branded the throwing … Read more

BBC’s director-general Tim Davie arrives for first day as he threatens to AXE ‘left-wing’ comedies

Some of the BBC’s top comedy shows have faced criticism in recent years over perceived left-wing bias, while BBC comedians have also faced criticism over political comments and jokes. Last year, comedian Jo Brand made a joke on BBC Radio Four’s comedy show Heresy about throwing battery acid over ‘unpleasant’ politicians. She branded the throwing … Read more

Memo to the BBC’s new boss: If it doesn’t serve Britain, I fear it won’t survive, writes ROGER MOSEY

Any idea that Tim Davie might enjoy a honeymoon period as the BBC’s new director-general has gone up in smoke.  He takes over the job today, with the row about the Last Night of the Proms still reverberating and with every opinion poll confirming that the public firmly thinks the BBC got it wrong with … Read more