BBC insiders have blasted their bosses for ‘walking into an unnecessary and absurd row’ and making a ‘ghastly mistake’ by censoring the ‘racist’ to Land of Hope and Glory and Rule Britannia on the Last Night of the Proms. The decision to use instrumental versions of the patriotic anthems for the summer festival has drawn … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… the Proms songs row By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:02 BST, 26 August 2020 | Updated: 02:02 BST, 26 August 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 Proms songs row By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:02 BST, 26 August 2020 | Updated: 02:02 BST, 26 August 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 director behind the ‘creative’ decision to censor Rule Britannia at Last Night of the Proms said he didn’t want to turn music festival into a ‘political platform’ David Pickard said he didn’t want to make Proms a ‘political platform’ in 2019 Comment came after remainers hijacked 2018 Proms by handing out EU flags This … Read more
BBC director behind the ‘creative’ decision to censor Rule Britannia at Last Night of the Proms said he didn’t want to turn music festival into a ‘political platform’ David Pickard said he didn’t want to make Proms a ‘political platform’ in 2019 Comment came after remainers hijacked 2018 Proms by handing out EU flags This … Read more
The Notting Hill Carnival is a glorious celebration of the Caribbean heritage of generations of Londoners. It’s one of the highlights of our cultural calendar, along with Wimbledon, Royal Ascot and the British Bog Snorkelling Championships. So imagine if someone decided it was ‘hideously black’ and had to be shorn of its steel bands, dub … Read more
The Notting Hill Carnival is a glorious celebration of the Caribbean heritage of generations of Londoners. It’s one of the highlights of our cultural calendar, along with Wimbledon, Royal Ascot and the British Bog Snorkelling Championships. So imagine if someone decided it was ‘hideously black’ and had to be shorn of its steel bands, dub … Read more
The furious row over whether Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory should be axed from Last Night of the Proms in three weeks’ time deepened today as the centuries-old patriotic songs were labelled ‘racist propaganda’. The BBC is said to be considering dropping the anthems from the concert on September 12 amid fears … Read more
The furious row over whether Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory should be axed from Last Night of the Proms in three weeks’ time deepened today as the centuries-old patriotic songs were labelled ‘racist propaganda’. The BBC is said to be considering dropping the anthems from the concert on September 12 amid fears … Read more
British anthems Rule, Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory could be axed from the BBC Proms amid the Black Lives Matter movement, an insider has claimed. The broadcaster is considering dropping the patriotic songs from the Last Night concert due to fears of a backlash because of their apparent links to colonialism and slavery, … Read more