BBC says Martin Bashir Celebrity Supply Teacher episode will remain on iPlayer amid Diana probe

BBC chiefs say a children’s show where scandal-hit reporter Martin Bashir teaches children about the fundamentals of journalism will remain on iPlayer. The corporation says it will not remove an episode of Celebrity Supply Teacher featuring the correspondent, who is at the centre of a probe relating to his bombshell 1995 interview with Princess Diana.   … Read more

Farmers force BBC to remove ‘biased’ show about meat production from iPlayer 

Farmers force BBC to remove ‘biased’ show about meat production from iPlayer Corporation admitted analysis on programme fell below impartiality standards Programme was judged to have given viewers a partial analysis on farming  National Farmers Union complained that BBC made it seem like UK beef was farmed using ‘intensive methods’ used in the US and … Read more

Katy Keene set to air in the UK later this month as drama lands on BBC iPlayer

Katy Keene is set to air the UK for the first time as the series drops on BBC iPlayer later this month – after it was revealed it has been cancelled after one series. The Riverdale spin-off based on the series of Archie comics has already aired in America on CW, however it is yet … Read more

Oliver Dowden ‘wouldn’t have taken Little Britain off iPlayer’

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has said he ‘wouldn’t be inclined’ to pull Little Britain from streaming services, after it was revealed the show had been removed by some providers for its use of characters in blackface. In a pre-recorded interview with ITV’s Peston, the senior MP was asked if he agreed with the BBC’s decision … Read more

Little Britain removed from Netflix, BBC iPlayer and BritBox

Little Britain has been removed from Netflix, BBC iPlayer and BritBox amid concerns that the use of blackface characters on the series is no longer acceptable. In an apparent reaction to the Black Lives Matter protests, Netflix pulled the Matt Lucas, 46, and David Walliams, 48, series on Friday, along with the pair’s other comedy … Read more

Little Britain removed from Netflix, BBC iPlayer and BritBox over blackface

Little Britain has been removed from Netflix, BBC iPlayer and BritBox amid concerns that the use of blackface characters on the series is no longer acceptable. In an apparent reaction to the Black Lives Matter protests, Netflix pulled the Matt Lucas and David Walliams series on Friday, along with the pair’s other comedy Come Fly … Read more

Fans go wild as ALL episodes of Tracey Beaker are now on BBC iPlayer

Fans go wild as ALL episodes of Tracy Beaker are now on BBC iPlayer and say ‘it’s better than Christmas’ as they settle in to watch ‘every single one’ during lock-down Tracy Beaker is available on BBC iPlayer and fans of the 90s hit are very excited Programme is based on a series of books … Read more