I was startled by this letter in The Guardian: Given Mark Thompson’s devotion to the cause of BBC impartiality, perhaps he could reassure us that when he went on his charm offensive to Israel in 2005 and held talks with Ariel Sharon, he took the opportunity to talk also to Palestinian leaders in the occupied […]
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Tony Benn argues for the BBC to broadcast the humanitarian aid appeal and cheekily does it himself. What was that address again, Tone? Donations can be made via the DEC website www.dec.org.uk 24 hour credit card line 0370 60 60 900 Cheques made payable to “DEC Gaza Crisis” Send to:DEC Gaza Crisis AppealPO Box 999,
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In an unprecedented turn that goes some way to restoring my faith in people, ITV, Channel 4 and Five are to show a charity appeal for Gaza (due Monday) despite the BBC’s shameful decision not to run the film. We’ve all seen the horror of state of the art technology versus the equivalent of peashooters
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Martin Rowson gets it right Okay, I hate myself. I didn’t want to but they made me do it. London Mayor Boris Johnson accused the Chinese of being incapable of original thought and here I am proving his halfwit point by blogging on the sodding Brand ‘n’ Ross stormette just like every other mofo and
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Phew! A busy day today. My piece on Martin Bashir’s strange outburst at a journalists’ event in Chicago is in The Guardian’s G2 section. And I spoke on BBC Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine show at 1.10pm about the Beijing Olympics. Available online for seven days. Madam Miaow says … visit Anna Chen’s website here: Home
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Chinese sailors, early 20th century Late notice for this one. I’m on today’s BBC Radio London Drivetime programme giving an overview of the history of the Chinese in Britain as part of their Chinese week. 17:20, Monday 14th July, BBC Radio London 94.9FM Listen for seven days on BBC Radio London, Kath & EddieAt the
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