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BBC executives ‘draw a line in the sand’ after workplace culture review

The review was announced in 2024 in the wake of the furore over disgraced former newsreader Huw Edwards.

The Independent UK

Evan Davis being told to stop hosting podcast was ‘tough’ for BBC boss

He was told that the Happy Heat Pump Podcast could be seen as a breach of rules around presenters speaking about issues of public policy.

The Independent UK

Larry Lamb: The end of Gavin and Stacey is the start of another story

The actor who played Gavin’s dad in the hit TV show tells Lisa Salmon he’s sad yet relieved it’s over, and has moved on by writing his first novel.

The Independent UK

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Gavin and Stacey film: Star says he floated idea to BBC boss

Gavin and Stacey star Larry Lamb has said he suggested the idea of a film adaptation of beloved sitcom to BBC director general Tim Davie.

The Independent UK

Larry Lamb says he ‘suggested’ Gavin And Stacey film idea to Tim Davie

Lamb told fans to ‘keep watching’ about the possibility of a film being made.

Evening Standard

Gavin & Stacey star says he’s offered to lead BBC spin-off after record-breaking Christmas special

Festive series finale became the UK’s most-watched scripted show since records began

The Independent UK

Larry Lamb reveals the advice from his ex that helped him land Gavin & Stacey role

Sitcom star admitted his first audition for the role of Mick Shipman didn’t go to plan

The Independent UK

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BBC to poll public on what they want from broadcaster

Tim Davie, BBC director-general, said ‘the BBC belongs to all of us and we all have a say in its future’.

The Independent UK

BBC presenter hits out at ‘incredibly dumb’ decision to axe long-running show

Presenter said he was left ‘really, really cross’ at the decision

The Independent UK

Media Watch: BBC comes under fire for removal of Gaza documentary

There have been more developments and reaction over the last week to the BBC’s decision to remove a key documentary on Gaza from its iPlayer…

The National (Scotland)

Ex-BBC journalist speaks out on 'shocking' Gaza documentary removal

A FORMER BBC News journalist has accused the broadcaster of a “shocking abdication of responsibility” over a Palestinian child at the centre of…

The National (Scotland)

BBC taking ‘nowhere near enough action’ over Gaza documentary – Nandy

The broadcaster has apologised for the making of the programme, about children living in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war.

Evening Standard

Voices: I’m a former BBC newsreader – Gaza is the reason I resigned

COMMENT: The controversy over the pulling of the ‘How to Survive a Warzone’ documentary is a distraction from a much bigger problem my old employer has with impartiality, writes Karishma Patel

The Independent UK

Nandy says BBC review of Gaza documentary must look at finance and translation

Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone was removed from BBC iPlayer after it emerged that the child narrator is the son of a Hamas leader.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

BBC chair tries to bore MPs into submission over Gaza documentary

Samir Shah offered a long thought about Northern Ireland while Tim Davie repeated terms so broad as to be meaningless

The National (Scotland)

BBC Gaza film 'had more public support than opposition', director-general says

CALLS for the BBC to reinstate a Gaza documentary outnumber calls for its removal, the corporation’s director general has said.

Evening Standard

BBC boss says no talent is ‘untouchable’ after claims against former employees

The corporation chairman addressed numerous reviews the BBC has had to conduct in the last few years while appearing before the CMS committee.

The Guardian - UK

Failings in pulled Gaza documentary a ‘dagger to the heart’ of BBC’s credibility, says chair

Samir Shah tells MPs ‘people weren’t doing their job’ in relation to the film Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone

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The Independent UK

BBC director general Tim Davie doesn’t rule out reairing controversial Gaza documentary

The BBC previously said it had ‘no plans to broadcast the programme again in its current form or return it to iPlayer’

Evening Standard

BBC boss ‘not ruling out’ controversial Gaza documentary returning to iPlayer

The corporation removed the documentary from the BBC’s on demand service after it emerged that the child narrator is the son of a Hamas official.

The Independent UK

BBC heads to face MPs amid backlash to Hamas-linked documentary

It comes after the BBC apologised for ‘serious flaws’

Evening Standard

BBC bosses to be questioned by MPs amid Gaza documentary controversy

The session on Tuesday morning was already scheduled as part of the committee’s ongoing scrutiny into the work of the corporation.

The Independent UK

Ofcom warns it could intervene in BBC’s Gaza documentary investigation

The media regulator says it has ‘ongoing concerns about the nature and gravity’ of the failings related to Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone.

The Guardian - UK

BBC apologises for ‘significant and damaging’ mistakes in Gaza film

Independent review to explore making of documentary that featured son of a Hamas official, after BBC board discussion

The Independent UK

Tim Westwood BBC review: A timeline of allegations

Westwood has strongly rejected allegations of sexual misconduct

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