Author and broadcaster Charles Spencer recalls his travel adventures

Author and broadcaster Charles Spencer reveals his favourite spots in the UK and why Madagascar is the most memorable place he’s visited By York Membery for the Daily Mail Published: 15:24 BST, 19 September 2020 | Updated: 15:24 BST, 19 September 2020 Author and broadcaster Charles Spencer checks in to our travel Q&A This week … Read more

New hope for BBC as broadcaster ‘could be given more live Premier League games for 2020-21 season’

New hope for BBC as broadcaster ‘could be given more live Premier League games for 2020-21 season’ if decision is made to screen EVERY match until fans return to stadiums in meeting next week The BBC could be awarded more live Premier League matches for new season  All clubs will hold talks next week to … Read more

New hope for BBC as broadcaster ‘could be given more live Premier League games for 2020-21 season’

New hope for BBC as broadcaster ‘could be given more live Premier League games for 2020-21 season’ if decision is made to screen every match until fans return to stadiums in meeting next week The BBC could be awarded more live Premier League matches for new season  All clubs will hold talks this week to … Read more

BBC chief Lord Hall says broadcaster can embark on a ‘big push’ to move more staff out of London

The outgoing BBC direcotr general Lord Hall has insisted that the organisation is not the not ‘the woke corporation’ – as he suggested the broadcaster must ensure its staff is less London-centric. He said: ‘You don’t want people who all think alike. ‘So you need diverse voices around the table; that could be diverse because you’ve … Read more

I’m fed up paying for a ‘woke’ BBC, writes former broadcaster JAN LEEMING 

When I was presenting the news on BBC1 in the 1980s I firmly believed that the Beeb was the best broadcasting outlet in the world and the channel of choice for quality. It had strength in depth throughout its range of content — from my own bailiwick of news and current affairs through drama, comedy, … Read more

Broadcaster James Whale reveals he is fighting spine, kidney and brain cancers

Radio broadcaster James Whale has revealed he considered euthanasia when he learned he had cancer of brain, spine, kidney and lung. The talkRADIO star was given the news two weeks ago and has said the thought ‘might as well go and get it over with’ was the first to cross his mind and considered going to … Read more

Broadcaster James Whale reveals he is fighting spine, kidney and brain cancers

Broadcaster James Whale reveals he is fighting spine, kidney and brain cancers – and considered going to Dignitas when he got the diagnosis TalkRADIO star was given news two weeks ago – 20 years after his first diagnosis The 69-year-old has vowed to fight and said he wants to make it to at least 70 … Read more

BBC caught up in N-word row as 1Xtra presenter Sideman dramatically quits the broadcaster

BBC 1Xtra presenter Sideman has quit today after the broadcaster defended its decision to air footage of a white person using the N-word. The presenter said he ‘can’t look the other way’ after BBC social affairs correspondent Fiona Lamdin repeated the word in a report on a racially motivated hit-and-run attack. The presenter, whose real name is … Read more

BBC caught up in N-word row as 1Xtra presenter Sideman dramatically quits the broadcaster

BBC 1Xtra presenter Sideman has quit today after the broadcaster defended its decision to air footage of a white person using the N-word. The presenter said he ‘can’t look the other way’ after BBC social affairs correspondent Fiona Lamdin repeated the word in a report on a racially motivated hit-and-run attack. The presenter, whose real name is … Read more

 Broadcaster John Suchet says resist the urge to overplan your life

The one lesson I’ve learned from life: Broadcaster John Suchet says resist the urge to overplan your life John Suchet, 76, was a reporter and newscaster for ITV News until 2004  He says the best piece of advice he’s received is to not overplan your life John met his wife Nula when both their late spouses … Read more