14 h. ago Dope Girls on BBC One review: a gloriously seedy romp through history

This historical drama gleefully tears up convention in its quest to show us how women threw off the shackles of the patriarchy

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29 h. ago BBC removes Gaza documentary from iPlayer after narrator revealed to be son of Hamas official

Further accusations were made about other children in the documentary, such as claims that they were pictured with the militant group Hamas.

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34 h. ago Dope Girls: the real story behind the upcoming BBC crime drama

The female-fronted hedonism of post-WWI Soho provides the inspiration for the BBC’s latest crime drama

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35 h. ago BBC removes Gaza documentary from iPlayer to carry out ‘further due diligence’

Further accusations were made about other children in the documentary, such as claims that they were pictured with the militant group Hamas.

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35 h. ago BBC pulls Gaza documentary from iPlayer after it was accused of spreading terrorist propaganda for featuring a Hamas chief's son

It comes after the broadcaster admitted a child featured was the son of a man who has worked as Hamas's deputy minister of agriculture.

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35 h. ago BBC pulls Gaza documentary featuring child whose father was Hamas minister

Corporation removes show from iPlayer to carry out ‘further due diligence’ after admitting boy is son of Hamas ministerA BBC documentary about Gaza has been pulled from BBC iPlayer while the corporation conducts “further due diligence”, following the broadcaster admitting a child featured was the son of a man who has worked as Hamas’s deputy minister of agriculture.A statement from the BBC said: “Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone features important stories we think should be told, those of the experiences of children in Gaza. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago BBC pulls Gaza documentary from iPlayer after Hamas link revealed

The broadcaster says it is carrying out ‘further due diligence’

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35 h. ago BBC pulls Gaza documentary from iPlayer as it's branded 'Hamas propaganda'

Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone has been taken off of BBC iPlayer after is was accused of being 'propaganda' for Hamas.

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45 h. ago BBC to face Culture Secretary after bosses apologised for letting 'Hamas chief's son' narrate Gaza documentary

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy will take the BBC to task over concerns their latest Gaza documentary about ordinary Palestinians starred a boy related to 'Hamas royalty'.

Culture

58 h. ago BBC presenter steps in to apologise as EastEnders star lets slip racial slur live on air

The BBC has apologised for an "inappropriate" comment made by EastEnders Nick Cotton star on-air

Society

62 h. ago BBC apologies for letting 'Hamas chief's son' narrate Gaza documentary after being accused of failing to 'carry out the most basic journalistic checks'

The Corporation was forced to apologise after a documentary about Palestinian children living in war-torn Gaza starred the son of a Hamas government minister.

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3 d. ago 'Hamas chief's son' featured in BBC documentary blasted for spouting terror group 'propaganda' had previously appeared on Channel 4 criticising Israel

A boy claimed to be the son of a Hamas chief who was featured in a controversial BBC documentary had previously appeared on Channel 4 where he criticised Israel.  

Politics

3 d. ago BBC urged to pull Gaza documentary over revelation about child featured

Gaza: How To Survive A War Zone aired on Monday on BBC Two.

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3 d. ago BBC urged to pull Gaza documentary from iPlayer over claims about child featured

Gaza: How To Survive A War Zone aired on Monday on BBC Two.

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3 d. ago BBC blasted for 'blindly spouting propaganda' after featuring boy claimed to be Hamas leader's SON in new Gaza documentary 

Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone was broadcast on Monday on BBC Two with the aim of showing a 'vivid and unflinching view of life' in the strip.

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4 d. ago Grangemouth set to be filming location for new BBC crime drama Mint

Grangemouth residents have received notices about possible filming in the area for the new BBC drama Mint.

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5 d. ago Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone review – these incredible children offer a sliver of hope

This often-distressing BBC documentary follows astonishing kids working as TikTok chefs and hospital porters – and shows their determination to smile in the face of unimaginable horrorThe children of Gaza will be its future, if they are able to remain there. Starting several months into Israel’s bombardment and continuing right up until the recent ceasefire, London-based directors Jamie Roberts and Yousef Hammash made their documentary Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone by remotely instructing two local cameramen, Amjad Al Fayoumi and Ibrahim Abu Ishaiba, as they captured life inside the “safe zone” – an ever-changing, ever-dwindling area in the south-west of Gaza, designated by Israel as the place where displaced Palestinians should reside. That the cameras predominantly follow children has an unexpected double effect: it makes the film’s many deeply distressing moments all the more unbearable, yet it tinges them with some sort of hope.The kids are led by 13-year-old Abdullah, who acts...

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5 d. ago Su Pollard hits out at ‘dreadful’ cancel culture in stern message to BBC

‘Where did this insidiousness come in?’ asked ‘Hi-de-Hi!’ star

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5 d. ago ‘No safe place’: the BBC documentary showing Gaza through a child’s eyes

BBC Two’s Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone gathers intimate footage of three children surviving in the besieged strip“Have you ever wondered what you’d do if your world is destroyed?” asks 13-year-old Abdullah, speaking at the beginning of an intimate BBC Two documentary, Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone, that airs on Monday night. “Most important, could you stay alive? After all this, you could say we’re experts.”Abdullah, now 14 and heading back to his prewar home in the north of the shattered territory, is the English-speaking narrator – one of three children whose stories of hope and endurance are at the heart of an hour-long film, a distinctive and deliberate choice intended to make the film resonate after 15 months of war. Continue reading...

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