The BBC has used a series of GIFs, videos, and images to break down its investigation into a video of two women and two children being shot by soldiers.
The clip, which appeared on social media in July, quickly went viral and sparked outrage and spec…
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These Twitter reactions prove ‘Bodyguard’ is one of the best British shows we’ve had in ages
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At one point on Sunday night, a solid 11 million people were tuned in to watch the finale of the BBC’s nail-chewingly tense crime thriller Bodyguard.
A whole bunch of them were tweeting about it, too. Just a quick glance through the #Bodyguard hashtag was enough to see just how much of an impact Jed Mercurio’s six-parter, which has recently been sold to Netflix, made.
In the run-up to the final episode, UK politicians had their priorities straight.
Ok sorry I’m parking the #PeoplesVote and the #LabourPartyConference worthy as they are! Back in my hotel room so excited for #TheBodyguard
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) September 23, 2018 Read more…
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BBC presenter Rachael Bland spent the last two years of her life working to help others cope with cancer.
On Wednesday, Bland’s family shared a heartbreaking tweet via her account, announcing she’d passed away from breast cancer at age 40. …
UK report highlights changing gadget habits — and our need for an online fix
A look back at the past decade of consumer technology use in the UK has shone a light on changing gadget habits, underlining how Brits have gone from being smartphone dabblers back in 2008 when a top-of-the-range smartphone cost ~£500 to true addicts in today’s £1k+ premium smartphone era. The report also highlights what seems […]
View More UK report highlights changing gadget habits — and our need for an online fixBBC pulls Logan Paul interview following Twitter backlash
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BBC Radio 1 has made the decision to pull an interview with Logan Paul that was scheduled to air on Thursday night.
They announced the decision on Twitter around the time the interview was due to go out, saying they didn’t feel it was right after listening back to it.
“We understand some of your strong views on Logan — but ultimately if we don’t think the interview is good enough — we don’t air it,” reads the tweet.
We were going to hear from Logan Paul & KSI on their boxing match tonight.
After listening back to the interview we don’t feel it’s right
We understand some of your strong views on Logan – but ultimately if we don’t think the interview is good enough – we don’t air it.
— BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) July 26, 2018 Read more…
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Carrie Gracie — the BBC journalist who resigned after learning she was paid 50 percent less than her male colleagues — has donated her backdated pay from the BBC to other women fighting for equality.
In a joint statement, the BBC and Carrie Gracie announced they had “reached an agreement to resolve their differences.” Per the statement, the BBC has apologised to Gracie for underpaying her, and she has received backdated pay.
In January, Gracie resigned her post after discovering what her male colleagues were being paid. “With great regret, I have left my post as China Editor to speak out publicly on a crisis of trust at the BBC,” wrote Gracie at the time. Read more…
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BBC reimagines the perfect human body and it’ll give you nightmares
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Humans aren’t perfect, but anatomist Alice Roberts knows how they could be.
On Wednesday, BBC shared a terrifying video in which Roberts reimagines the human body and creates Alice 2.0 — a version of herself with no errors and the most successful features of animals.
This, uh, different looking human model, has large eyes and ears, a chimp’s lower back, the legs of an emu, small pumps in her thighs to help blood circulation, and a breast-less chest. Within her lies a dog’s heart, “the graceful lungs of a swan,” and more. Casual. And oh yeah, to make the whole childbirth thing easier, she has a marsupial pouch. NO THANK YOU. Read more…
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View More BBC reimagines the perfect human body and it’ll give you nightmaresThis comedy sketch about London street gangs is going massively viral
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A parody sketch of two rival London gangs threatening each other in a series of escalating videos has gone viral on Twitter and Reddit.
The video, which was first shared by BBC Three last week, is from a comedy show called Famalam.
Here’s the clip, in all its glory:
Brilliant.
Since it was shared on May 1, the video has now been retweeted thousands of times.
LOOOOOOOOL ffs pic.twitter.com/kju9zrAw7y
— NBA AB (@adzbanks1) May 4, 2018
Okay this is crazy! 😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/CnAnHTtKJ9
— Tom Moutchi (@TomMoutchi) May 5, 2018 Read more…
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Good news for people planning on hosting viewing parties for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding—you won’t have to pay a licence fee to screen it.
The BBC announced it will be waiving its fee for communities screening the wedding live, so people hosting street parties and other events on the day won’t need to worry about buying a licence.
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View More BBC waives the licence fee for street parties watching the royal weddingA BBC presenter fell in a swimming pool on live TV and took it like a champ
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Mind the step.
BBC Breakfast presenter Mike Bushell was interviewing the England swimming team about the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday morning when, all of a sudden, a wild swimming pool appeared.
Oh @mikebreakfast..#GC2018 pic.twitter.com/3lEz5l94sq
— Richard Main (@RPMain) April 11, 2018
Yes that’s right he fell in. Want to see it looped?
🤣 In case you missed it… 😱 What a recovery from Mike Bushell! #MikeFallsIn #BBCBreakfast pic.twitter.com/c9OVGdtFxb
— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) April 11, 2018
This is what breakfast TV is for. Read more…
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