The question I’m struggling with in this series of articles is: does the BBC have a sense of humour? Individual members of staff certainly do. I’ve worked with some of the best over the years. But what about as a large corporate cultural institution: one that’s up there in British society with the likes of … Continue reading The art of radio self-satire | Part 3…
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Bad spelling and the trouble with truth…
John Dryden (1631-1700), England’s first poet laureate said, “Truth is the foundation of all knowledge, and the cement of all societies.” John Lloyd, an author and contributing editor to the Financial Times writing in the Summer 2020 edition of Index on Censorship, said, A search for the facts which govern our lives has always meant … Continue reading Bad spelling and the trouble with truth…
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