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BBC Bans Virtue Signaling - Guido Fawkes

BBC Bans Virtue Signaling - Guido Fawkes The BBC is prohibiting its on-air talent from "expressing a view on any policy which is a matter of current political debate or on a matter of public policy, political or industrial controversy,...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 2, 2020 9:42 PM

Lessons in longevity from Nicholas Parsons - UnHerd

Lessons in longevity from Nicholas Parsons - UnHerd Nicholas Parsons, host of the BBC Radio 4 panel quiz "Just A Minute" since its debut in 1967, has died this week at the age of 96. Simon Evans ponders his longevity....

Posted by Michael Bates on January 30, 2020 9:09 PM

There are very good reasons why the BBC can't just load iPlayer with archive content

There are very good reasons why the BBC can't just load iPlayer with archive content This would also likely explain why BBC America is loaded up with modern American content (e.g., Star Trek: The Next Generation) rather than classic comedies...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 21, 2019 8:49 AM

get_iplayer lives!

get_iplayer lives! Capture network streams from BBC iPlayer (TV in the UK only; radio around the world) for later listening using this Perl application. It is up-to-date with the BBC's recent changes in streaming methods. It's a command-line tool --...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 27, 2015 1:54 AM

BBC Genome Project

BBC Genome Project The BBC has digitized and posted online 86 years of radio and TV listings from the Radio Times as a starting point for a comprehensive, searchable database of its prodigious output. The public is invited to edit...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 21, 2015 4:12 PM