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  Netflix, BBC remove 'Little Britain' over blackface comedy skits

  June 10, 2020 16:08 IST

  Created by David Walliams and Matt Lucas, the comedy ran on BBC Three from 2003 to 2007. The show faced a lot of criticism over the years for its portrayal of black and Asian characters by white men, with characters including a Caribbean woman called Desiree and a mail-order bride named Ting Tong.

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  'BBC Dad' returns on LIVE TV, speaks with news anchor while his daughter musses his hair

  India | March 26, 2020 19:31 IST

  We all know 'BBC Dad', the man who was speaking LIVE with BBC in his house via video conferencing when his children burst into the room. He was back on LIVE TV. Read on to know more.

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  Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra calls her 'BBC - Born Before Computers'. Here's why

  January 24, 2020 15:27 IST

  Bollywood diva Shilpa Shetty, who is all set to make her comeback on the big screen after 11 years with the film Nikamma, recently graced the popular comedy show The Kapil Sharma Show.

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  Meet Susmita Mohanty, who features in BBC's 100 most influential women

  Fyi | October 16, 2019 20:55 IST

  One among them is Susmita Mohanty AKA the 'space woman'. She is a space entrepreneur who started India's first space start-up. Mohanty started her career at an early age, is the daughter of a former ISRO scientist, Nilamani Mohanty.

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  Aranya Johar features in BBC most inspiring women list

  Fyi | October 16, 2019 23:16 IST

  Aranya Johar, a social media sensation, has become a household name because of her poem on various social issues. Her "Brown girl's guide series" has been consistently loved by youngsters and people across the age group.

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  BBC thriller series Doctor Foster to get Indian remake

  Web Series | October 15, 2019 17:15 IST

  Disney-owned Hotstar has collaborated with BBC Studios to adapt Doctor Foster for the Indian audience.

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  British Sikh quits BBC; accuses producer of burying historical facts

  World | October 06, 2019 8:43 IST

  Indarjit Singh, who is also a member of UK's House of Lords stepped down saying that he had to take the decision after "overzealous BBC producer's attempts to censor a script referring to Guru Tegh Bahadur's martyrdom for fear of Islamophobia."

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  Dalai Lama is 'deeply sorry' for woman successor 'should be attractive' remark

  India | July 03, 2019 12:22 IST

  "While responding to a question about whether his own rebirth could be a woman, and suggesting that if she were she should be attractive, His Holiness genuinely meant no offence," the Dalai Lama's office said, in a statement, on Tuesday.

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  Pakistan military lashes out at BBC for fake news

  World | June 06, 2019 11:35 IST

  The BBC report claimed that scores of innocent people were killed in aerial strikes and ground operations of the Pakistani military during its operations against the militants in the northwest tribal district of North Waziristan.

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  BBC's Bafta awards winning shows to air in India

  TV | July 14, 2018 20:07 IST

  The Indian audience is already familiar with British shows, thanks to projects like "Sherlock" and "Downton Abbey" that were aired in the country.

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  Anupam Kher to feature in BBC’s Mrs Wilson

  Bollywood | April 21, 2018 15:22 IST

  Anupam Kher shall begin shooting for it in Northern Ireland and London by May 8.

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  BBC confuses Shashi Kapoor with Rishi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan; faces criticism

  Trending | December 05, 2017 10:04 IST

  Legendary actor Shashi Kapoor, who was 79, passed away on Monday evening in Mumbai. The whole film fraternity and eminent personalities from all around the world paid their tribute to the actor.

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  Mithali Raj features on BBC's list of powerful women

  Cricket | September 27, 2017 19:14 IST

  The list has been inspired by the BBC 100 Women Challenge, which will be held in Delhi from October 9-13 where a team will look at the female illiteracy.

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  Watch: Professor’s kids derailing dad's TV interview is the cutest thing ever

  World | March 11, 2017 19:18 IST

  Working from home can have its own advantages, but not if you are a regular on television and have two kids to deal with. An interview on BBC put this on perfect display. Two toddlers

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  How Big Ben's harmonious sound is created found

  World | March 03, 2017 16:10 IST

  Scientists have used lasers to analyse how the Big Ben - one of the largest bells in the UK - produces its harmonious sounds. The "bong" of Big Ben is produced when its huge

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  BBC in soup for documentary on killing of Kaziranga poachers, faces govt blacklist

  India | February 15, 2017 12:02 IST

  The Environment ministry, calling its reportage “grossly erroneous”, has recommended the blacklisting of its South Asia correspondent Justin Rowlatt.

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  China bans BBC after Queen Elizabeth refers to Chinese delegation as 'Very Rude'

  World | May 12, 2016 7:41 IST

  London: Britian’s Queen Elizabeth II was overheard on camera calling members of Chinese delegations "very rude", a rare diplomatic gaffe by the British monarch. Her conversation with a senior police officer at a Buckingham Palace

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  North Korea expels BBC scribe for insulting its dignity, speaking ill of leadership

  World | May 09, 2016 15:40 IST

  a crew of the BBC – including Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, producer Maria Byrne and cameraman Matthew Goddard – were on Monday expelled from the country after being detained for allegedly speaking ill of its country and its leadership.

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  Pope John Paul II had 'intense' relationship with married woman: Report

  World | February 15, 2016 20:55 IST

  London: Pope Saint John Paul II had a close relationship with a married woman which lasted for over 30 years, a documentary aired by the BBC has claimed.Unseen letters featuring in a BBC documentary show

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  Iran to partially allow BBC to report for a week

  World | August 04, 2015 23:58 IST

  Tehran: Iran will allow some BBC journalists to report there for a week's time, a government official said Tuesday, thus loosening restrictions on a news organization often vilified in local media amid signs of warming