BBC Accused of Peddling "Propaganda" for the Monarchy

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The BBC has been accused of peddling "propaganda" for the monarchy after the leak of emails from a documentary-maker which said no-one with a "bad word" to say about the Queen would be interviewed.

A producer for a BBC1 documentary called The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Song told a journalist in Australia that the country's prime minister, Julia Gillard, would not be suitable for interview because “she is pro-republican” and would not fit the film’s “positive angle”.

The producer added: “We are not interested in hearing a personal bad word against the Queen.”

The exchanges were contained in two emails leaked to the anti-monarchy group Republic, which accused the BBC of “censorship”.

The first of the emails was sent on Feb 16, in which the sender explained that the BBC was making a documentary about the singer Gary Barlow’s visits to Commonwealth countries to write and record a song for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, commissioned by the Queen.

As well as filming Barlow’s meetings with musicians, the producer explained, “we are also hoping to speak with people…who have a respect for the Queen. » | Gordon Rayner, Chief Reporter | Friday, February 24, 2012

Catholic Church Accuses BBC of 'Anti-Christian' Bias
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Britain’s most senior Catholic has accused the BBC of harbouring an institutional bias against “Christianity in general and Catholicism in particular”.

Cardinal Keith Michael Patrick O'Brien of Scotland with other Cardinals during a Consistory in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Photo: The Sunday Telegraph
Cardinal Keith O’Brien said the BBC’s news coverage is contaminated by “a radically secular and socially liberal mindset”.

The Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh said the corporation’s intolerance of religion is equivalent to its “massive” political bias against the Conservatives in the 1980s.

He also accused the corporation of plotting a “hatchet job” on the Vatican in a documentary about clerical sex abuse on the eve of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Britain.

Cardinal O’Brien believes that atheists like Professor Richard Dawkins are given a disproportionate amount of airtime while mainstream Christian views are marginalised.

He is also angered by a 15 per cent slump in religious programming over the past 20 years and believes the broadcaster should appoint a religion editor to address the decline.

He said: “This week the BBC’s director general [Mark Thompson] admitted that the corporation had displayed ‘massive bias’ in its political coverage throughout the 1980s, acknowledging the existence of an institutional political bias.”

“Our detailed research into BBC news coverage of Christianity in general and Catholicism in particular, together with a systematic analysis of output by the Catholic church, has revealed a consistent anti-Christian institutional bias.”

He added that insiders at the BBC had privately admitted that there is a cultural intolerance of Christianity at the corporation. >>> Heidi Blake | Sunday, September 05, 2010

Lynch Mob Question Time Becomes Biggest Recruitment Night Ever for BNP — 30% Increase in Membership Interest
BNP: The staggeringly biased lynch mob Question Time broadcast on BBC 1 has turned into the single biggest recruitment night in the British National Party’s history, with no less than 3,000 new people registering to be signed up as members when the current recruitment freeze ends.

This figure represents the single largest block of new membership expressions of interest ever, and will, once formally signed up, have boosted party membership by nearly 30 percent.

The BBC broke every rule in its book, even changing the format of the show to allow a hand-picked mob to use up the entire hour to relentlessly attack BNP leader Nick Griffin. Even the supposed moderator, David Dimbleby, joined in the attack, refusing to allow Mr Griffin to answer a single question in full — despite letting other panellists ramble on for minutes at a time.

Mr Griffin said this morning that he was going to submit a formal complaint and a Freedom of Information Act request to have the preparatory papers for the show exposed to the public.

“There we will see that the BBC not only changed the format of the show, but that the questions were primed to be a barrage of lies disguised as statements,” Mr Griffin said. >>> BNP News | Friday, October 23, 2009

BNP Leader to Launch BBC Complaint
YAHOO! NEWS: The leader of the British National Party is launching an official complaint about his treatment on the BBC's Question Time programme, claiming he was "bullied".

Nick Griffin says he was the victim of a set-up in which the format of the current affairs debate show was changed "after 30 years".

He said: "That was not genuine Question Time, that was a lynch mob."

At an impromptu press conference in Thurrock, Essex, he told reporters that he was not given the chance to talk about the BNP's policies.

Mr Griffin also complained about the multi-cultural audience, which was largely opposed to his views. He declared: "London is no longer a British city". >>> ITN | Friday, October 23, 2009

Watch ITN video here.

THE GUARDIAN: Griffin: Unfair that Question Time was filmed in 'ethnically cleansed' London: Capital is no longer British, says BNP leader / No place for you here, says Boris Johnson >>> Hélène Mulholland and agencies | Friday, October 23, 2009

Watch Guardian video: BNP leader on Question Time: Nick Griffin makes TV appearance on the BBC's flagship political discussion programme >>> | Thursday, October 22, 2009

Multicultural BBC Attacked for Being Anti-Christian, Pro-Liberal, Pro-Left, Politically Correct, Anti-Conservative, Anti-American, Pro-Islamic, and Anti-Capitalist
THE DAILY MAIL: The BBC is criticised for its liberal leanings in an official report published today, leading to claims that the corporation is "institutionally biased".

BBC bosses have been attacked for not reflecting a "broader range of views" and not thinking outside of its Left-leaning "comfort zone" in its programming.

The report, commissioned by the BBC, also attacks the way the corporation has pandered to politically motivated celebrities such as Bob Geldof and allowed schedules to be hijacked by special interest groups promoting trendy issues.

As part of the report's investigations, senior figures at the corporation were forced to admit it was guilty of promoting Left-wing views and an anti-Christian sentiment. Lambasting for the 'trendy Left-wing bias' of BBC bosses (more) By Paul Revoir

THE TELEGRAPH:
The BBC can't kick its addiction to bias By Damian Thompson

Mark Alexander