BBC Director General George Entwhistle will appear before a house of commons select committee today to answer the charge that he suppressed the 'Newsnight' investigation into Jimmy Savile in order to save himself the hassle of re scheduling two tribu...
"Alright there, Ron" "Yeah, not s' bad as it 'appens, Fred." "Yer don't wanna go araand sayin' that no more Ron." "Oh yeah, I see what yer mean Fred." "Not safe sayin' that now it aint... I saw 'im once I did, years ago mind." "That creep! When was that then, Fred?" "I saw that Jimmy Savaloy, ooooh, nineteen eight-one, eighty-two, raand abaat then. In one ov them London marathon fings 'e wa...
The BBC have announced that the BBC will investigate the BBC after the BBC dropped a BBC report last year into several stories of alleged abuse by Jimmy Savile at the BBC. BBC political programme Newsnight carried out a six week investigation las...
Fans of thinking man's totty boffin Alice Roberts are furious at what they describe as a scheduling "fiasco" with tonight's prime-time viewing. Prof Roberts's latest programme Prehistoric Autopsy screens at 9pm on BBC2 - clashing directly with pop...
Beleaguered BBC bosses were left reeling today after yet another scandal broke involving one of their biggest star turns. Already engulfed in controversy following the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal, BBC chiefs fear the corporation known as 'Auntie' m...
A presenter from the BBC during the 60s and 70s has been smeared by the press for being the only one who didn't inappropriately touch people up during the time. Wally Hampstead worked at the BBC, on radio, and television - as well as with children -...
On Thursday after tripping over partner Johnny Ball's feet when he asked her to think of a number in the middle of a foxtrot Strictly Come Dancing professional Aliona Vilani fell and broke her ankle. With the first live show coming up fast the BBC ha...
High-brow BBC documentary channel BBC 4 is now almost two years through its research into the discovery of murders, kidnappings, and car thefts in Northern Europe. Given the lack of evidence of such occurrences prior to the first screening of Wallend...
Draft plans for the funeral of Prince Philip have been found stuffed behind a toilet cistern in a gentlemen's toilet on Hampstead Heath. How the documents came to be there remains a mystery. The documents were found by a local kebab shop owner, Ge...
It may be early days, but Britons are already toasting their heroes as it is proved, once again, that when it comes to spouting hour after hour of loud, interminable and annoying drivel, Britain is best. "We've done it!", I was told by an excited...
A leaked BBC management memo has revealed a host of changes to the corporations political line-up. According to the memo, several of the BBC's political heavyweights are to be replaced in what many reckon is the biggest BBC shake up in years. P...
Never mind the bollocks - it's Question Time! BBC chiefs are bracing themselves for they don't quite know what tonight as political debate show Question Time features former Sex Pistol John Lydon as a panellist. Lydon - or Johnny Rotten, as he...
Top broadcast journalist Robert Peston has ambitious career plans for when the current world-wide financial crisis ends. The BBC's business editor is planning to take Hollywood by storm and star in a series of adventure blockbusters portraying the...
As part of the Queen's Jubilee celebrations, London council workers have been dredging the river Thames. They have turned up a remarkable array of artefacts. "This is a remarkable, layered, history of London," said Dan Cruikshank, BBC Historian. "...
Speculation surrounded the ITV sports team last night when an anonymous twitter account said they were banned from the stadium. Viewers had noted during the England v France game that Adrian Chiles, Jamie Carragher and Gareth Southgate were in a s...
Football fans tonight joined together in unity to congratulate broadcaster ITV for their coverage of Euro 2012 Group D match England v France. Supporters were naturally worried that the commercial broadcaster was given rights to the opening match...
The BBC announced today that Monty Python cast will join the broadcaster to act as football pundits and reporters during the Euro 2012 tournament in Poland and Ukraine, and also during the Olympics. It is believed the comedy sketch show cast who b...
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