EastEnders have teased Ian Beale’s dramatic exit from the soap as he’s set to become the ‘most hated man in Walford’. The departure will coincide with actor Adam Woodyatt, 52, taking an extended break from the BBC show, after playing the businessman for 35 years. Adam’s exit comes amid reports that he has split from … Read more
The majority of Britons believe the BBC are wrong to remove the lyrics from Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory at the Last Night of the Proms, according to a poll. The survey shows more than half of people oppose the move, which comes amid claims that people are offended by the lyrics … Read more
Actor Paul Mescal reveals he received a ‘gorgeous email’ from Hugh Jackman after the Wolverine star watched hit series Normal People By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:08 BST, 28 August 2020 | Updated: 00:18 BST, 28 August 2020 He’s been nominated for an Emmy as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series … Read more
Harry Maguire has spoken for the first time since being handed a 21-month suspended prison sentence in a Greek court and appeared to admit his future as Manchester United captain is out of his hands. Speaking to BBC News on Thursday night, the England defender broke his silence following the brawl that broke out on … Read more
When I was presenting the news on BBC1 in the 1980s I firmly believed that the Beeb was the best broadcasting outlet in the world and the channel of choice for quality. It had strength in depth throughout its range of content — from my own bailiwick of news and current affairs through drama, comedy, … Read more
Jameela Jamil and James Blake were spotted taking a stroll on a beach in Montecito, California, on Wednesday after she slammed the BBC at Edinburgh TV Festival. The Good Place star, 34, and the singer-songwriter, 31, looked content as they walked hand-in-hand, with the idyllic spot being just a short distance away from where Prince Harry and … Read more
Jameela Jalil has used a speech at the Edinburgh TV Festival to criticise the BBC for broadcasting the N-word live on air. The former T4 star who made it big in America said the corporation had ‘tremendous blind spots’ and acted with ‘reckless abandon’ when social affairs correspondent Fiona Lamdin repeated a racial slur which … Read more
BBC media editor Amol Rajan has questioned director general Lord Hall about fears among colleagues that the corporation is becoming ‘the broadcasting wing of the Black Lives Matter movement’. Outgoing director general Tony Hall appeared on The Media Show yesterday to discuss the crises and successes of his time in charge of the outlet, covering topics … Read more
Diversity ‘underpins EVERY conversation at the BBC’ and is a ‘non-negotiable’ part of making programmes, head of comedy reveals BBC head of comedy Shane Allen says diversity is constantly discussed He says director of content Charlotte Moore keeps telling staff to factor it in Mr Allen said: ‘With Charlotte it’s non-negotiable, it’s a thing that … Read more
The BBC licence fee could be replace by a means-tested ‘household tax’, the corporation’s outgoing director-general has suggested. Lord Tony Hall of Birkenhead, who is set to step down, said a household tax, where the rich pay more, might make more sense than the current TV licence system. He also suggested that a potential annual … Read more