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  • Public Service Broadcasting in the UK is unique

    This year has seen two of the UK’s unique and most important cultural institutions celebrate important anniversaries. The BBC and Channel 4 have now been entertaining, educating and informing audiences for 100 years and 40 years respectively. On 3rd November, the BBC’s centenary was marked in the House of Lords and the Bishop of Leeds, Nick Baines,…

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  • Thinking about Thought for the Day

    In a case of the newsmakers making the news itself, earlier this week the Radio Times published an interview with presenters of the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme in which they dismiss as “boring” the Thought for the Day contributions that are introduced around 7.45am each morning.  The result was a flurry of press coverage with pieces…

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