BBC Ends Ties With ‘MasterChef’ Host Gregg Wallace After Investigation
The BBC said it would stop working with Mr. Wallace after dozens of sexual misconduct allegations were upheld.
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BBC breached accuracy guidelines over Gaza documentary, review finds
However, inquiry into Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone says there were no other breaches, including impartialityA BBC documentary about children in Gaza breached the corporation’s editorial guidelines for accuracy by failing to disclose its child narrato…
Larry David and the Obamas team up for American history sketch comedy show
The star comic will follow up Curb Your Enthusiasm with a new show partnering with the former president and his wifeBarack Obama and Larry David are making comedy history for HBO.The programmer announced on Thursday that the 44th US president and the C…
BBC deciding what to do with new series of MasterChef fronted by Gregg Wallace
Latest episodes were filmed before Wallace was sacked and more co-workers made allegations against him The BBC is facing a fresh crisis over whether or not to show this year’s series of MasterChef, in which the sacked presenter Gregg Wallace features p…
TV freelancers fearful of speaking up, union leader says after firing of Gregg Wallace
Bectu chief says junior staff in industry feel vulnerable and she is not surprised by further claims about WallaceVulnerable freelance workers in television feel “real fear” about coming forward to complain about stars like Gregg Wallace, the head of t…
Celebrity chef Peter Russell-Clarke dies aged 89
The host of the 1980s cooking show, Come and Get It, died peacefully on Friday with his wife and children at his sideFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTV chef, artist and “t…
Gary Lineker says BBC should ‘hold its head in shame’ for dropping Gaza film
Ex-BBC presenter criticises failure to show documentary, accusing people at ‘the very top’ of failing over the conflictGary Lineker has said the BBC should “hold its head in shame” over its failure to show a documentary about the plight of medics in Ga…
Sandy Gall, War Correspondent Without Swagger, Dies at 97
For nearly 50 years, he was ubiquitous on British television — first as a reporter and then as an imperturbable presenter on Independent Television’s “News at Ten.”
More than 400 media figures urge BBC board to remove Robbie Gibb over Gaza
Miriam Margolyes, Alexei Sayle and Mike Leigh among signatories to letter criticising Jewish Chronicle tiesMore than 400 stars and media figures including Miriam Margolyes, Alexei Sayle, Juliet Stevenson and Mike Leigh have signed a letter to BBC manag…
Squid Game season three breaks Netflix viewership record with 60.1 m views
Final season of the smash series scores a new record for the streaming platform in the first three daysThe third and final season of the hit Korean series Squid Game has broken records to become the biggest-ever TV launch for Netflix.Over its first thr…