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Andrew Scott was asked inappropriate interview questions on the BAFTAs red carpet. (Getty) The BBC has said its red carpet interview with Andrew Scott at the BAFTAs, which was criticised as “disgusting”, was “not intended to cause offence”.  At the BAFTA film awards Scott, who has said he “enjoys being gay so much, on so
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Harry is a British army engineer from Slough. (BBC) The Traitors series two contestant Harry Clarke might be new to appearing on TV, but his girlfriend and her family are no strangers to it. As audiences are transported back to the Scottish Highlands for Claudia Winkleman’s camp hosting and the show’s high-stakes drama, everyone’s eyes
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Rosie Duffield clashes with Ellie Mae O’Hagan. (BBC) Labour MP Rosie Duffield was confronted over her calling trans women “male-bodied people” on a BBC Politics segment. Duffield, who has been MP for Canterbury since 2017, repeatedly called trans women “male-bodied people” on the show, and argued against the inclusion of trans women in single sex
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“We acknowledge that an admission of inappropriate behaviour by the same contributor should have been included in the original article.” The “inappropriate behaviour” refers to sexual abuse allegations made against Cade over the years, by a number of women, which were mentioned by Cade herself in her blog posts. She wrote: “If a rapist is someone
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The BBC headquarters. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty) A BBC journalist is facing resounding criticism after he appeared to compare a much-reviled article about trans women to the broadcaster’s investigation into Jimmy Savile. John McManus, who covers religion and ethics for the BBC, tweeted a link to a Guardian article on Tuesday (2 November) which reflected on the work of two
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Johannes Radebe and John Whaite dancing on Strictly Come Dancing. (BBC) Strictly Come Dancing has been accused of sexism for allegedly “predatory” comments made by judges towards male dancers. The BBC’s primetime dancing show has reportedly received a higher than usual number of viewer complaints this year relating to sexist comments about male contestants, as
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Stonewall marching in London Pride in 2015. (Niklas Halle’n/AFP/Getty) Politicians and senior LGBT+ figures have rushed to defend Stonewall in the wake of a BBC “investigation” into the charity. On Friday (15 October), the BBC published an article headlined Stonewall’s influence on BBC and Ofcom revealed“. Based on a 10-part investigative podcast by the Stephen
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Exterior view of Broadcasting House, the BBC headquarters in Central London. (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Concerns have been raised over the “censorship” of trans issues after the BBC unpublished a doctor’s heartbreaking fears for young patients in light of last year’s controversial puberty blockers High Court ruling. The broadcaster said it
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Anne Robinson’s cruel comments on The Weakest Link have been subjected to scrutiny online (BBC) Problematic and unpleasant clips of The Weakest Link‘s Anne Robinson berating contestants have resurfaced after it was announced she would take over as the host of Countdown. It was revealed on Monday (15 February) that Robinson would become the first
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Doctor Who star Pearl Mackie perfectly explained the importance of LGBT+ representation as she reflected on Bill Potts’ “phenomenal” impact on queer fans. Mackie made waves in the Doctor Who fandom as the beloved Bill Potts, the Doctor’s first out gay companion who joined Peter Capaldi in the tenth series. Three years after leaving the TARDIS,
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BBC bosses previously defended the decision to broadcast the uncensored version of ‘Fairytale of New York’ in Gavin and Stacey (BBC) The BBC has agreed not to broadcast a homophobic slur on Christmas Eve when it airs a repeat of the Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special. The controversial episode sees two characters perform a karaoke duet of
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Melanie Dawes, the head of UK communications regulator Ofcom (Civil Service/Open Government Licence) The head of UK communications regulator Ofcom has said it is “extremely inappropriate” for broadcasters to seek to “balance” appearances by transgender people with activists from anti-trans pressure groups. Ofcom chief executive Melanie Dawes made the comments before parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media
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BBC boss Tim Davie admitted for the first time that communication ‘could have been clearer’ on the Pride policy (Leon Neal/Getty Images) BBC director general Tim Davie has insisted the corporation “absolutely” supports its LGBT+ staff members, as he attempts to assuage anger over a new policy gagging news staff on “controversial” subjects. Despite initial
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Baroness Nicholson. (UK Parliament, cropped. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) Anti-trans Tory peer Baroness Nicholson claims it’s “very dangerous” that the BBC explained what pronouns are to children. On International Pronouns Day, BBC Bitesize – the public-service broadcaster’s free online study support resource for UK pupils – tweeted a cartoon of three teenagers in a changing room, each with
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Nicola Adams (L) and her Strictly Come Dancing partner, Katya Jones. (Strictly Come Dancing/BBC) Nicola Adams made Strictly Come Dancing history Saturday night (17 October) after being partnered with seasoned pro dancer Katya Jones, becoming the ballroom show’s first same-sex contestants. It was a sight 16 years in the making, but now looking forward, both Adams
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Actors David Walliams (L) and Matt Lucas. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images) Little Britain, the award-winning rapid-fire sketch show, has been pulled from all British streaming platforms due to concerns about the use of belittling Blackface by its two stars, David Walliams and Matt Lucas. The show, which aired from 2003 to 2005, trafficked in racially-charged humour
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