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Saturday, April 04, 2009 sue # Brandt’s Willy. The continuity announcer introduced Any Questions by describing Vince Cable as ‘The Sage of the Liberal Democrats’. Q. How would B-BBC commenters describe other MPs? No I’d better not ask that before the watershed. A.Q. was a bit more lively than usual. Speakers on Any Answers “reflecting the sentiments of the majority of callers” were angry about the police’s ‘unprovoked aggression’, (where have I heard that phrase before) and ‘kettling.’ Hazel Blears thinks the BBC - Our BBC - shouldn’t have to pay ofcom’s £120,000 fine - Wossy and Brand should cough up. Jonathan Dimblbore kept calling Brand ‘Brandt.’ Must have been confused by all that chatter about Willies. Comments: 2 (unread) - Biased BBC Home sue # Don't Mention the War Feedback R4 was all about anti-Christian Comedy. What it was really about though, was: why is the BBC too scared to make jokes about Islam? But they were too scared to say that, so they cloaked it in a foil of other religions, saying “You’re always dissing Christianity, why don’t you ever do that with Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Atheism, Ismism, oh and Islam. They said it very quickly while no-one was listening. ‘I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it.’ Like that. Anyway, the chap from the Beeb said “I deny everything” and “edgy comedy” and “Iconoclast”. Oh well. Feedback is always a bit like that. Comments: 11 (unread) - Biased BBC Home sue # Carry on Complaining Grimer has drawn our attention on the general thread to the inadequacies of the complaints procedure. The BBC does have one, and complaints are sometimes upheld. If they are, what is the outcome? When the the horse has bolted - and no one seems to know how to shut the stable door - they say something like: “Editors were reminded that, when there is an active controversy over an issue, it is important to consider carefully how to reflect varying shades of opinion.” Continue to perpetuate inaccurate misleading agenda-driven misinformation because that’s all you know, till another complaint is made, we uphold it, ad infinitum? In other words carry on regardless. Comments: 12 (unread) - Biased BBC Home Friday, April 03, 2009 sue # General BBC-related comment thread. Please use this thread for comments about the BBC's current programming and activities. This post will remain at or near the top of the blog - scroll down for new topic-specific posts. N.B. This is not an invitation for general off-topic comments, rants or chit-chat. Thoughtful comments are encouraged. Comments may also be moderated. Any suggestions for stories that you might like covered would be appreciated! It's your space, use it wisely! Comments: 129 (unread) - Biased BBC Home