BBC Reporter Used N-Word In Report On Unprovoked Racist Attack On UK Healthcare Worker

< 1 min read The BBC in the United Kingdom has found itself in hot water following a segment which gave pro conversion therapy groups a platform to promote their harmful and discredited views.  The report, which aired on Monday August 10 on BBC News at Six, featured Gareth, a survivor of conversion therapy, who opened up about the […]

BBC weather presenter accidentally claimed that a park was "full of doggers" in an X-rated slip of the tongue during a live broadcast. Carol Kirkwood was left red-faced as she delivered today’s weather outlook for the UK from London’s Greenwich Park.

British radio host Sideman quit the BBC on Saturday over the corporation’s decision to include a racial slur in a news report about a racist attack.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentTony Hall, the director general of British public broadcaster BBC, has apologized for the use of a racial slur in a news report last month. He said it had made a mistake and had created “distress amongst many people.”The report, which aired on July 29 on the regional show “Points West” and on the BBC News Channel, covered an alleged attack in which a Black health worker in Bristol, England, was hit by a car.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBBC director general Tony Hall has apologized 12 days after a reporter used the N-word on-air, prompting outrage from both viewers and the British broadcaster’s employees.Up until Sunday, the BBC had staunchly defended social affairs correspondent Fiona Lamdin’s use of the word in describing a race hate attack, saying it had been signed off by senior editors and was justified by its context.But after receiving 18,656 complaints, staff voicing their concerns on

Jake Kanter International TV EditorJohn Preston Teams With BBC For ‘Stonehouse’ John Preston, the author of the book behind Golden Globe-winning BBC/AMC series A Very English Scandal, has been commissioned to pen a BBC drama about a British politician who faked his own death.

The Real McCoy has finally been added to BBC iPlayer after years of campaigns calling for its return.Originally broadcast on BBC2 from 1991-1996, The Real McCoy featured black British comedy talents, including Leo Muhammad, Llewella Gideon, Eddie Nestor, Robbie Gee, Curtis Walker, and the late Felix Dexter.It was one of the first UK sketch shows to feature predominantly black and asian talent both in front of and behind the camera.“It’s been a long time coming,” said Judith Jacob, one of the

The BBC has been blasted by a government minister for only serving the 'metropolitan elite' of Manchester.Culture minister John Whittingdale told Commons the broadcaster was not providing enough for people who live in smaller towns, such as Cleethorpes.Whittingdale, who is overseeing talks on the future of the TV licence fee, said the BBC "must represent all of Britain" and "people have expressed concerns about cuts to regional programming".He said: "It is absolutely essential they try to