"a series of complaints of alleged racially aggravated behaviour were made against her. In February 2009, Carol Thatcher, daughter of Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister, in an off-air conversation at the BBC, referred to the black French tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, competing in the Australian Open, as looking like a golliwog. The comment was considered by the BBC as ""wholly unacceptable"" and Thatcher was informed that unless she apologised she would no longer be a reporter on BBC's ""The One Show"". Thatcher stated that it was a silly joke and declined to make an ""unconditional apology"". Thatcher claimed that"
"February 2009, British media reported that during the 2009 Australian Open Thatcher had, in a conversation in the show's green room, referred to a black tennis player, reportedly Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, as a golliwog. According to ""The Times"", Thatcher called Tsonga ""half-golliwog"" and ""the golliwog Frog"". Presenter Adrian Chiles, comedian Jo Brand, journalists and several guests were with Thatcher when she made the remark. The BBC stated that Thatcher would not work again on ""The One Show"" unless she made a more sincere apology. Thatcher refused, saying ""I stand by what I said. I wasn't going to apologise. I never meant"
"her comment was a reference to the golliwog motifs that she saw in her childhood on jars of jam (made by Robertson's). In April 2009 she appeared on the BBC in an interview on ""The Andrew Marr Show"" for the first time since the scandal, defending her use of the word. The French publication ""Sportsweek"" claimed that Thatcher, in talking about a previous competition, referred to another player as ""the one who was defeated by the ""golliwog"" in the previous tour."" The French publication, which showed a picture of Tsonga above a picture of a toy golliwog, claimed that Thatcher"
"in relation to the situation in Gaza; constituted Iranian propaganda; and that George Galloway in particular did not conduct a balanced discussion on the issue of Gaza."" Galloway compared the threat to stone homosexuals and apostates to passages in the Old Testament and accused Henshaw of bias in not making the comparison. Henshaw defended his production as having covered present day statements by a Muslim preacher and challenged Galloway to cite a similar statement by a ""vicar or rabbi."" Nick Ferrari, a leading British radio presenter, quit his show on Press TV on 30 June 2009, following the response of"
"the series, Alan Partridge, a former host on ""Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge"" on BBC television, was dismissed from the BBC partly for punching Chief Commissioning Editor Tony Hayers in the face with a stuffed partridge and partly because his programmes were of a low standard, delivering ever-declining ratings. In series one he is divorced from his wife Carol, lives in the Linton Travel Tavern and is reduced to working the graveyard shift on Radio Norwich whilst desperately trying to get back on television in any capacity. By series two, following an off-screen mental breakdown, Alan's career is"
"increasing the trust's coaching revenues by 75 per cent during his time in charge, he was sacked in December 2003 following an altercation with a BBC camera crew and presenter. During filming of an interview BBC investigative programme ""X-Ray"", Aizlewood reportedly attempted to forcibly remove a tape from a camera and chased the crew from the trust's offices in Cardiff. He was also accused of assaulting presenter Jane Harvey by ""grabbing her around the neck and pushing her down a flight of steps"" with Harvey describing him as ""berserk"". He was later convicted of assaulting Harvey and ordered to pay"
"Garvey, a prominent advocate of equal pay at the BBC, was unable to conduct an interview with Gracie on the programme, while ""You and Yours"" presenter Winifred Robinson was briefly taken off-air for tweeting her support for Gracie. More than a fortnight later, it was reported Conservative Culture minister Tracey Crouch, and other female MPs, have refused to be interviewed by Humphrys in response to his comments about Gracie's resignation. Although reported by Anushka Asthana, co-political editor of ""The Guardian"", and other media sources, Crouch has not commented about the issue. It became known on 26 January 2018 that some"
"10 November. It was later announced that Entwistle's severance package was in excess of £1.3 million. Harriet Harman, Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, declared that Entwistle had been rewarded for 'failure'. On 21 January 2013, the BBC News website ran a story that reveled that the BBC had received 216 complaints for their children's channel CBeebies having shown a repeat of a cancelled children's programme called ""Tweenies"" the previous day, that showed a character known as ""Max"" impersonating Jimmy Savile; the character had on a blonde wig (not usually part of ""his"" wardrobe), and used"
"of BBC Two, Kim Shillinglaw. His behaviour was considered problematic, most particularly with Clark, after a source claimed that Evans felt undermined by her during a meeting he attended, when she pointed out that he still had more films to complete than just the one he had done with Jenson Button, while another source revealed that the choice of Matt LeBlanc being Evans' co-host was down to Clark and not Evans, who simply uttered when hearing the choice from her: ""He's old hat, what do we want him for?"" On his Twitter account, after hearing the news of Clark's sudden"
"with Leila McKinnon. McGuire and McKinnon's commentary of the Olympic opening ceremony was widely criticised in newspapers and on Twitter. Errors including spoilers before surprise appearances, ill-timed remarks, reference to the Peter Pan character Captain Hook as Captain Cook, and Abraham Lincoln as a prime minister of the United Kingdom. The McGuire and McKinnon commentary was not used for Foxtel's coverage of the opening ceremony. On Friday 24 May 2013, during a match at the MCG, a 13-year-old Collingwood fan racially vilified Sydney Swans player Adam Goodes by referring to him as an ""ape"", following which McGuire apologised to Goodes"
"a later interview that day, he admitted he was guilty of racial vilification. He also offered his resignation as Collingwood President, but the Collingwood board expressed their support for him. In June 2015, McGuire was labelled a ""continual boofhead"" in a motion passed by the Upper House of the Parliament of New South Wales for comments he made about an Indigenous dance performed by Goodes, who was praised as a ""role model to all"". In June 2016, McGuire, president James Brayshaw, and former player Danny Frawley made jokes about drowning Fairfax journalist Caroline Wilson during the Big Freeze at the"
"Alan Partridge Alan Gordon Partridge is a character portrayed by English actor and comedian Steve Coogan. A parody of British television personalities, Partridge is an inept television and radio presenter whose inflated sense of celebrity drives him to treachery and shameless self-promotion. Coogan described Partridge as a Little Englander, with right-wing values and poor taste. Partridge was created by Coogan and Armando Iannucci for the 1991 BBC Radio 4 comedy programme ""On the Hour"", a spoof of British current affairs broadcasting, as the show's sports presenter. In 1992, Partridge hosted a spin-off Radio 4 spoof chat show, ""Knowing Me, Knowing"
"ITV2. At varying times after 4pm the coverage would switch to ITV1. The service was hosted by presenter Angus Scott, and former footballer and football manager Ron Atkinson provided expert analysis. Other analysts included Clive Allen who still provides analysis for ITV, Paul Elliott, Jim Beglin and John Barnes who later moved on to work on football programmes for Five. The look of the service resembled the BBC's service quite closely and commentators criticised ITV for this. The programme never achieved a high number of viewers and on 6 April 2002 the show won ITV's lowest ever audience share with"
"a spoof current affairs programme in the style of ""The One Show."" The programme is due to air in late 2018 or early 2019. Alan Partridge is an incompetent and tactless television and radio presenter from Norwich, England. He is socially inept, often offending his guests, and has an inflated sense of importance and celebrity. According to the ""Telegraph"", Partridge is ""utterly convinced of his own superiority, and bewildered by the world's inability to recognise it – qualities that place him in the line of comedy lineage that runs directly from Hancock, Captain Mainwaring, and Basil Fawlty."" His need for"
"contestant Joe Irvine. Sinclair described Irvine as a doppelganger over his alleged copying of Moon's hairstyle and dress sense, deeming him a ""laughing stock"", overtly ""cheesy"" and ""disgusting"", while Moon compared Irvine to the fictional killer Norman Bates. The comments led to widespread condemnation on social media, including a petition to have Sinclair fired from the show, which reportedly received over 70,000 signatures within 24 hours. The show's sponsors, franchise owner and judges Melanie Blatt and Stan Walker also voiced disapproval of the incident, and Moon and Sinclair were both fired from the show the next day. Sinclair was replaced"
"wife, Natalia Kills. Both Moon and Kills were fired following the first live screening for bullying and humiliating a contestant. Moon compared the contestant to Norman Bates, and Kills accused him of copying Moon's look. The comments led to widespread condemnation on social media, including a petition to have Kills fired from the show, which reportedly received over 70,000 votes within 24 hours. The show's sponsors, franchise owner and fellow judges also voiced public disapproval of the incident. Willy Moon William George Sinclair (born 2 June 1989), better known by his stage name Willy Moon, is a New Zealand-born musician,"
"about (these jokes are called ""gauloises"" on the show). Part of the format is when guests are asked questions sent in by the listeners, the most famous being Mme Leprieur. A TV version was broadcast on TF1 from 1992 to 1997. On 27 March 1996, Philippe Bouvard, Vincent Perrot and the president of TF1 Patrick Le Lay were fined for having provoked racial hatred by telling a riddle comparing Muslim women to robbers. In 2000, station managers thought that they could do without the services of their aging best host (""animateur de référence"") and replaced him with Christophe Dechavanne. The"
"and Families in the government reshuffle of September 2012. In January 2013, Loughton was involved in a political dispute involving his earlier work as a minister in the Department of Education when he compared the role of Education Secretary Michael Gove to ""Young Mr Grace"" from the British sitcom ""Are You Being Served?"", suggesting there was little interaction between ministers and staff in the department. The next day Loughton was described in an anonymous briefing from the Department of Education to ""The Spectator"" as a ""lazy, incompetent narcissist obsessed only with self-promotion"". The following month Loughton tabled ""hostile"" parliamentary questions"
"January 2017, the day after Trump's inauguration, describing protesters as ""rabid feminists"" and the multiple protests as being ""vacuous"". The actor Ewan McGregor disagreed with Morgan's statements on the women's march and pulled out of appearing on ""Good Morning Britain"" the following Tuesday after discovered Morgan would be interviewing him, along with Reid. Morgan accused McGregor of being a ""paedophile-loving hypocrite"" for his past support of Roman Polanski. In May 2011, Morgan banned actor Hugh Grant from his shows on CNN and ITV after Grant denigrated the tabloid press. On Twitter he responded: ""Hugh Grant is now banned, in perpetuity,"
"and Jacqui Oatley. The programme was previously presented by Ray Stubbs until he left the BBC at the end of the 2008–09 season. Two pundits appear per episode. Pundits who appear on the programme most commonly as of the 2017/18 season are Garth Crooks, Martin Keown, Kevin Kilbane, Dion Dublin, Leon Osman, and Danny Mills. Many other pundits have appeared during the history of the programme, including: Robbie Savage, Jason Roberts, Mark Bright, Steve Claridge, Peter Schmeichel, and Trevor Sinclair. Sinclair was fired by the BBC in January 2018 after admitting drink driving and racial abuse charges. Reporters include Chris"
"Joanna Gosling Joanna Gosling (born 5 January 1971) is an English television news presenter, broadcast journalist and author. She presents on the United Kingdom rolling news channel BBC News, and occasionally the first half of the 11 o'clock news hour on BBC2 as well as presenting the Victoria Derbyshire programme on Fridays. Having previously worked for Independent Local Radio, Central Television in the Midlands and Sky News she has been with the BBC since 1999. Gosling is a graduate of the University of Birmingham from which she obtained a degree in French, and the University of Grenoble. She was married"
"about laughing. Hutton meant that Johnson's high afro hair-style, resembled the Golliwog trademark on the Robertson's jam jar labels. As D'Oliveira's nickname was ""Dolly"", the Worcestershire players jokingly dubbed this incident ""The Dolly and Golly Show"". Again in 1974, at a John Player League one-day game against Northamptonshire, opening batsman Colin Milburn was making a comeback for Northamptonshire. In 1969, Milburn had retired after losing the sight in his left eye in a car crash. He returned as a medium-pace bowler and middle-order batsman. As he was running in to bowl to Johnson, Milburn stopped mid-stride and shouted: ""Don't move,"
"20 clients who claimed to have been abused by Savile, and that legal action against them was being considered. In November 2012 the BBC confirmed that it would no longer be airing further repeats of ""Top of the Pops"" on BBC Four featuring Savile as a presenter. On 20 January 2013 the BBC apologised after it had screened a 2001 episode of the children's programme ""Tweenies"" on CBeebies, in which the character Max had presented a parody of ""Top of The Pops"", dressed up and with a hairstyle similar to Savile's, and also using some of his catchphrases. In June"
"Wales in November 2004 (law enforced from February 2005), though shooting foxes as vermin remained legal. Ron Atkinson, is an English former football player and manager. In recent years he has become one of Britain's best-known football pundits. Ron Atkinson's media work came to an abrupt halt on 21 April 2004, when he was urged to resign from ITV by Brian Barwick after he broadcast a racial remark live on air about the black Chelsea player Marcel Desailly; believing the microphone to be switched off, he said, """"...he"" [Desailly] ""is what is known in some schools as a lazy nigger""""."
"that the action taken against them was ""stifling"" the right to free speech. They then defected to the UK Independence Party. Bill Etheridge was elected to the European Parliament in 2014 as a UKIP candidate. In December 2013, a councillor in Brighton, was forced to apologise for stating to a newspaper reporter that golliwogs were not racist. Cllr Dawn Barnett was defending a local shop which was selling golliwog drinks mats. In her opinion, ""I said I can see no harm in them. They are nostalgic, I'm 72 years old. My generation grew up with them."" Bert Williams, speaking on"
"Theatre in November 2010. He made a guest appearance in the BBC radio comedy series ""Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off"" as himself in 2006. Harriott married former costume designer Clare Fellows, the youngest sister of comedian actor Graham Fellows. They have two children. In November 2012, the couple were reported to have separated and they remain on good terms. Harriott is a supporter of Arsenal F.C. Ainsley Harriott Ainsley Harriott (born 28 February 1957) is an English chef, television presenter, and entertainer. He is known for his BBC cooking shows ""Can't Cook, Won't Cook"" and ""Ready Steady Cook"". Harriott was"
"an August 2011 show, Cowlishaw was docked points for not doing the impersonation during a topic regarding the Raiders' quarterback Terrelle Pryor. Cowlishaw has done other impersonations such as Sir Alex Ferguson. Kate Fagan's Face Times have often been regarding a story featured by her or her ESPNW colleagues. Certain panelists have certain jokes associated with them. Woody Paige has become famous for urging the others to ""Look at the schedule!"" Plaschke will often say ""It's over"" early in a playoff series. For a time, Bomani Jones had appeared with a WWE Championship belt and pinkie ring before losing the"
"has been near perfect."" However, Clive James was critical of the build-up programme, presented by Gary Lineker and Sue Barker. Commentators for the BBC were Huw Edwards, Hazel Irvine and Trevor Nelson, the latter criticised by Andy Dawson of the ""Daily Mirror"" as floundering ""like a ventriloquist's dummy pumped full of low-grade ketamine"". Private talks were held between Boyle and BBC commentators in the run-up to the ceremony. Boyle was unhappy with a voiceover being imposed on the ceremony, which he wanted viewers to be able to enjoy without commentary. The BBC offered several options including 'no commentary' coverage for"
"reporters were also able to cover memorable European campaigns for Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Well known locally, Butler's abrasive style was also brought to national attention after being worked into the routines of Birmingham comic Jasper Carrott, who often liked to poke fun at the homespun nature of BRMB's programming at the time. In 1984, Butler was sacked from BRMB after a row with fellow broadcaster Brian Savin, who is disabled. Savin had sent a note to Butler complaining about coverage of a cricket match over-running into his show; Butler was said to have found the"
"task involving Galloway wearing a leotard also led to public derision by the British media. Galloway broadly aligned himself with Dennis Rodman and Pete Burns throughout the show. He referred to Jodie Marsh as a ""wicked person"" after she had an argument with Michael Barrymore, however he himself later had a heated altercation with Barrymore. He attacked Preston and Chantelle for their relationship, and though initially friendly with Rula Lenska, incurred her hostility upon the broadcast of his correspondence with Big Brother to the other housemates. Galloway said he was shocked at the lack of interest in politics from the"
"hostel booking site Hostelworld as the basis of a 2015 television advert with boxer Chris Eubank. ""Accidental Partridge"", an unofficial Twitter account which collects quotes reminiscent of Partridge's speech from real media figures, had attracted 144,000 followers by May 2014. In July 2015, an art exhibition inspired by the character opened in Norwich. Bold text indicates a starring role. Alan Partridge Alan Gordon Partridge is a character portrayed by English actor and comedian Steve Coogan. A parody of British television personalities, Partridge is an inept television and radio presenter whose inflated sense of celebrity drives him to treachery and shameless"
"as Gawker and ""The Examiner"", as well as less usual outlets such as advertisements running on Adult Swim. Numerous parody videos appeared on sites like YouTube and Funny or Die in favor of O'Brien. Leno faced heated criticism and increasing negative publicity for his perceived role in the timeslot conflict, with some critics predicting that his reputation—along with those of Jeff Zucker and NBC as a whole—had been permanently damaged by the incident. Critics pointed to the 2004 ""Tonight Show"" clip wherein Leno claimed he would allow O'Brien to take over without incident. Actor and comedian Patton Oswalt was among"
"had done his best but that it had not been good enough for viewers. Following Jeremy Clarkson's dismissal from the show on 25 March 2015, after the BBC decided to not renew his contract, and the subsequent resignation of his co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May and executive producer Andy Wilman the following month, the broadcaster began work looking for a new production team and a new set of hosts for the next series of the show, as well as making changes to the show's format. People who were in the running to replace Clarkson included Jodie Kidd, John Bishop,"