The BBC | Tim Davie resigns as Director General over Trump documentary edit (p 187)

[chesterbells]

They are broadcasting it, it'll be on the iplayer.

So they haven't cancelled it.

No, that’s true mate. But I’ve never before heard of a scenario where a series of 6 wildlife/nature documentaries get made and only 5 get shown in the customary way.

I genuinely wasn’t trying to make a broader ‘cancel culture’ point, I was saying this individual decision is nonsensical - based on the reasons given in that article anyway.

 

[Kinkybyname]

Good for old jug ears, its his opinion, if it doesn't concide with his employers, he should do a solo acoustic tour

Good for old jug ears, its his opinion, if it doesn't concide with his employers, he should do a solo acoustic tour

a worldwide privacy tour?

 

[KearsleyBlue]

Not watched it in years to be honest. The way they doctor our coverage to make it look like we get dominated every game is ridiculous. And then you have someone like Danny Murphy providing 'insight'

 

[bluethrunthru]

Greg Hands - " Hello is that the BBC? Can you put me through to Richard Sharp please ? "

Sharp - " Hello Greg its Richard here what can I do for you old boy"

Hands - " Richard - listen the PM has met Macron today. He has had to promise them nearly £500m to get them to do something. Can you drive up the Lineker thing please to provide a distraction ? "

Sharp - " Would it help if I make him stand down from Match of the Day"

Hands - " Of course it would. I was hoping you would offer that - cheers old boy "

Sharp - " Will make the announcement today - is Boris still OK for cash?"

 

[Eccles Blue]

Great presenter would personally prefer a lengthy bad for scousers who spit at other fans.

If that should be BAN rather than BAD then I agree with you. :-)

 

[Thornliebank]

Sky Sports were sacking anybody who refused to wear badges supporting the Marxist BLM.
Why can’t they just keep politics out of football ?

 

[mexico1970]

No, that’s true mate. But I’ve never before heard of a scenario where a series of 6 wildlife/nature documentaries get made and only 5 get shown in the customary way.

I genuinely wasn’t trying to make a broader ‘cancel culture’ point, I was saying this individual decision is nonsensical - based on the reasons given in that article anyway.

I wasn't inferring that you were mate, just chipping in to the furore and hyperbole claiming he has been cancelled by Goebbels.

 

[argyle]

Sky Sports were sacking anybody who refused to wear badges supporting the Marxist BLM.
Why can’t they just keep politics out of football ?

You mean politics you disagree with out of football.

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

Cancel culture and free speech slways riles up the gammon.

Well done Gary and Wright.

 

[Mycenae]

No. There would have been a seismic uproar from the left. And well you know it.

He fronts a supposedly impartial institution and shouldn’t be making inflammatory and overtly political comments full stop.

Is climate change political ? Because BBC don't wanna talk about that either it seems.

 

[Postman Pep]

 

[WestGorton]

Which scab is going to take Suella Putin's gig on MOTD now.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Hoping motd will just be highlights with no studio discussion. Pretty much what Brian clough said it should be 40 years ago.
I'm sure if the BBC can't reach an agreement with ethical Gary, he'll manage to get a job with sky for more money

 

[bluethrunthru]

 

[FantasyIreland]

Well I will miss both of them! Their knowledge and their humour compared to some and, as a woman I hate to say this, especially most of the women pundits is great.

I think there are far better pundits,in terms of knowledge,impartiality and likeability.

They will soon be forgotten.....i promise ;-)

 

[MrCheeseGrater]

Fuck the BBC. Hope Shearer, Murphy, Micah and Mark Chapman follow Ian Wright

 

[MCFC1993]

I'll raise you:



Jesus, imagine.

 

[chesterbells]

MIght not be as straight forward. It was an episode paid for by WWF (the wildlife organisation not the wrestling one - for those that were excitedly expecting a top rope elbow from Attenborough)

The BBC will be airing it on iplayer instead of BBC One because some Tories are against an organisation like WWF and the programmes central premise of re-wilding.

Ok, point taken pal. You may know more about the background than me tbf, so did WWF only contribute to the funding of this one episode, or to the whole series?
If it’s the former, that is a bit odd; if it’s the latter then I don’t know enough about funding models for bbc series - isn’t getting outside funding in a common thing?

I’m certainly looking forward to watching it now, after all this publicity today! I think re-wilding is something I’d like to learn more about tbh

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

It's been a month and a half since a real holocaust survivor said the very same thing Lineker said - not that this is the same as the Nazis, but that the conservatives are using similar language.

It's one thing to dismiss Lineker saying that but to dismiss a survivor of the events in question seems wrong.

Then I am mistaken, as I had no prior knowledge of the survivor saying as such.

They are more than entitled and qualified to hold that view.

 

[WestGorton]

He isn't even employed by them. He has a freelance contract.