The start to the BBC World Service's Newsday programme a few minutes ago:
Coming up today we'll tackle stigmatisation in India, sexism in Croatia and climate change in [somewhere that I couldn't catch, which turned out to be a Norwegian island in the Arctic].
The BBC woman interviewing the Croatian woman about sexual abuse began a question
Given there is a strong patriarchal society - I think it's the third time I'm saying that...
Then back to the anchor who starts a new item with
The threat from climate change and a warming planet is a clear challenge.Actually some people disagree, BBC.
The newsreader then tells listeners that President Trump had talked about fraud in postal voting 'without any evidence'.
I can think of evidence.
Then an item about human rights abuses inflicted on African refugees making their way to Denmark. An academic specialising in refugees is asked how they can be prevented but he has nothing to suggest. I asked myself whether Europe not taking in any more refugees might do the trick.
The sports news talked about tennis players wearing Black Lives Manners slogans on their t-shirts and kneeling.
Left-wingers are only criticised when it comes to left-wing tyrannies like Zimbabwe's, but the BBC does not mention Zimbabwe's regime is socialist.
I don't have time or patience to listen to the whole programme. The BBC World Service is paid for by the British Foreign Office.
On Karl Marx's tomb are inscribed the words
The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it.
This is the philosophy of the BBC World Service too.
As I commented on one of your previous posts, I stopped listening to the World service over 10 years ago.
ReplyDeleteUp to that time I was an avid listener.
About 7 years ago, I stopped listening to the awfulness that is Radio 4, except for In Our Time, which I download and save for listening to when flying.
Radio 3 I have on in the background every day; I enjoy a diversity of music - classical (ancient, baroque, contemporary), jazz, world, etc. Its very relaxing and enjoyable.
Although I did find the buggars very annoying on UK Independence Day, when in the evening they broadcast Ode to Joy followed by Auld Lang Syne.
I mentally gave them two fingers and savoured the tears of remainers everywhere ;).