No the BBC is not responsible for the opinion of external speakers, but (unlike social media) the BBC is legally is responsible for what goes out on its airwaves. It is subject to libel laws and editorial standards which are overseen by OFCOM.

Maybe watch a few movies with Jazz in them. Mo better Blues is v good. Miracle on the Hudson has some good jazz. There’s a Clint Eastwood film where the music is done by his son Kyle. Or George Clooneys Good Night and a good Luck.

You are listening to the wrong kind of Jazz.

I’m not sure that’s true anymore. He’s been the subject of many books, on a bank note and of course in a number of films.

If you want a real unsung hero Google Tommy Flowers.

Apparently producer/presenter Cathy Rogers got the idea for Scrapheap Challenge/Junkyard Wars when watching Apollo 13.

After I had told them we were expecting our first kid, a good friend of mine said “what no one tells you is you will never laugh as much”, and he was right. Being woken up by at 5am tottering 3 yr old pretending to be a penguin is a great way to start the day. As is taking Spider-Man to nursery.

It’s a combination of sources. We saw during the pandemic how disruptive sources like WhatsApp groups with dodgy messaging being spread very rapidly across chats. LK maybe gets 1m, QT around 800K. And yes Reform etc are very good at manipulating FB, X etc.

UKIP got into power as MEPs without any help from the BBC. Reforms rise also helpfully coincides with the decline in importance of traditional media and a rise of social media, especially platforms like X, Facebook and WhatsApp.

When did The Onion start reporting actual news? (I know it’s not but where we are it’s not that far fetched)

Dialogue is usually mono in the middle. Could be the L and R channels are phased reversed.

Blimey.. that’s lovely!

What they mean is they didn’t build whole scenes in a computer. VFX could be practical effects or greenscreen, or wire removal.

Don’t. Save yourself. I did and I regret it.

Arguably this is the 2nd biggest role.. after the DG.

He got to be an MEP with very little if any help from the BBC…

Good job the Covid out break didn’t happen when the unions were in power… a journalist an FM! ACTT would have had a fit.

It’s not just drama though, factual TV is just as important and needs help as well. It’s a vital training ground for production and tech crew alike.

Check out the photography of Helen Binet.

Actually the 6x2 looks bonkers! Would buy one of them if I had some that work stuff 🤣🤣