BBC should be slimmed down by a third, says Humphrys
Today programme presenter says corporation is too big and obsessed by box-ticking John Humphrys last night claimed the BBC is too big, obsessed by box-ticking […]
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BBC sent THREE TIMES as many staff to cover Mandela death than all rival British broadcasters combined
Nearly three times as many BBC staff have been sent to cover Nelson Mandela’s death than all of its rival British broadcasters put together, it […]
Greece shuts its bloated ‘BBC’ state broadcaster, cutting off reporters mid-sentence, ‘because it had eight times too many staff and was too wasteful with money’
Cash-strapped Greece has abruptly shut down all its state-run TV and radio stations as part of its cost-cutting drive demanded by the bailed-out country’s international […]
BBC’s £½m chat with ‘terrorist’
Public’s jail interview bill A BBC interview with a terror suspect is costing the public almost £500,000. Babar Ahmad, 38, was whisked away from his […]
BBC admits: We’ve used private eyes
THE BBC has admitted using private investigators to get stories. It followed an internal probe into journalistic methods at the Corporation. BBC director general Mark […]
Dance judge’s pay dwarfed by BBC’s top earners
Strictly Come Dancing head judge Len Goodman may be paid £90,000 per series – and more for the US version – but his pay is […]