Brits Again!
Posted by Julie Ponzi
Wretchard over at The Belmont Club writes about another outrage among the Brits this week: the BBC’s refusal to air a segment detailing the exploits of the heroic Grenadan immigrant/soldier Johnson Beharry who won the prestigious Victoria Cross in Iraq for his bravery. The BBC thought it would alienate its audience because of their predominant anti-war sentiment. Read the whole thing including the link to the bio of Beharry. I don’t want to pile on the Brits but this really is awful stuff.
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Why not ’pile on’ the Brits for ’really awful stuff’? That generic unwillingness is the root of our problems.
I think the Telegraph has it in for the BBC - this is the third time in a week that I’m seeing negative coverage about auntie Beeb, and it’s all been in the Telegraph.
This is a non-editorial piece! Please! And they quote the producers, who have a vested interest in getting the project placed elsewhere. Nowhere does a BBC spokesman explain why the project was cancelled. It could simply be a bad script, in which case they are doing the producer a favor by keeping quiet.