17 h. ago BBC comedy series slapped with trigger warning after very controversial joke

Beloved comedy series 'The Fast Show' has been slapped with a trigger warning by the BBC for 'discriminatory language', which is the latest in a long line of series

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1 week ago The 'greatest piece of television' is completely free to watch on BBC iPlayer

The BBC comedy series is available to stream in its entirety

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1 week ago BBC slaps ANOTHER beloved sitcom with woke trigger warnings as five episodes flagged for 'discriminatory language'

Both series of the programme were already labelled with a G symbol on BBC iPlayer, which flags parental guidance for younger viewers.

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2 w. ago Museum slaps trigger warning on book advising staff about trigger warnings

‘Trigger Toolkit’ was released by history buffs to help educate Museum Development North staff about the best way to use the warnings

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2 w. ago 'I thought about killing myself': Wynne Evans breaks down in tears as he tries to blame the BBC for abandoning him in fall

The Strictly star made his first TV appearance since he was suspended from his Radio Wales show last month after making a controversial joke during his time preparing for the Strictly tour.

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3 w. ago George Orwell's 1984 slapped with trigger warning in modern day 'thought police' irony

Orwell's dystopian novel featured a dictatorial leader supported by an intense cult of personality manufactured by the Party's Thought Police and coined a number of phrases still used today

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4 w. ago Crime scene catharsis: how a darkly comic video game and TV show turned me into a murder clean

Slinging bodies into a pickup as Kovalsky in Crime Scene Cleaner reminded me of Greg Davies in The Cleaner – there is something grimly satisfying about death’s aftermathLately I’ve been playing a new job sim game, Crime Scene Cleaner, while also watching BBC’s comedy series The Cleaner, both of which focus on the aftermath of gruesome murders – sometimes you just need some cosy viewing to take the edge off the day. In the TV show, Greg Davies plays Wicky, the acerbic employee of a government-endorsed clean-up company, while Crime Scene Cleaner’s lead character Kovalsky is a lowly janitor, mopping up blood and disposing of trash to cover up for a mob boss named Big Jim.The crime scenes in both are laughably over the top. Or are they? I’ve never actually seen a real-life murder scene, so perhaps copious blood sprayed over walls and ceilings and the masses of broken furniture is completely normal. Continue reading...

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