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Puttnam inquiry: government wants a diminished BBC
Department for Culture, Media and Sport denies suggestion it aims to determine programme content or scheduling
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Threats to shift Strictly are just part of the plan to sabotage the BBC
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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Sir David Attenborough warns against playing ‘fast and loose’ with BBC. P3
Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused of witch-hunt as critics in media are silenced. P16
Comment: ‘This is the kingdom of the reporting of lies’. P17
Daily Telegraph
‘Vicious’ interviewers don’t get to the truth, says Robert Peston. P2
Glowing tribute to Attenborough at 90. P9
Comment: How a treasure of Radio 4 came home. P14
Sport: Crucible and BBC keep snooker in its spiritual home. S13
Financial Times
Tencent retreats in payment war with Alibaba. P18
Activist challenges ‘adblocker blockers’. P18
Vimeo embraces subscriptions with VHX deal. P18
The Times
Chris Patten: ‘Ridiculous’ to ban crowd-pleasers from BBC. P16
Silicon Valley interns making £7,000 a month. P38
Sky to launch cycling channel. P40
The New Day
Newspaper astrologer Jonathan Cainer dies aged 58. P8
Kit Harinton apologises to Game of Thrones fans after his character is brought back from dead. P14
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Newspaper astrologer Jonathan Cainer dies aged 58. P2
Lord Patten says BBC schedule ban is ridiculous. P2
Journalists in Egypt protest against arrests. P2
Hunt for Sir David Attenborough’s successor started in 1992. P5
Victory for the viewers on reforms to the BBC. P18
Vimeo to launch user streaming. P41
Wall Street Journal Europe
Comment: How to kill the internet. A13
Daily Mail
Jonathan Cainer dies. P8, 9
Daily Express
Gloria Hunniford criticises treatment of Cliff Richard. P11
The Sun
Keeley Hawes based The Hollow Crown performance on Princess Diana. P3
Parents blast kids’ festival featuring CBeebies stars. P11
Ally Ross on TV. P13
Barbara Windsor on life on EastEnders. P28, 29
British Soap Awards nominations. P33
Daily Mirror
Samia Ghadie is safe from Coronation Street axe. P5
Barabara Windsor on her farewell to EastEnders. P14, P15
Daily Star
Piers Morgan: Top Gear presenters will have to get used to not being big stars. P2
