The New York Times – Music:
A longtime BBC host, he traveled the world in search of artists his audience “didn’t know they wanted.” Then he took an unexpected turn into war reporting.
Category: British Broadcasting Corp
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How the BAFTAs Bungled Its Response to a Racial Slur
The New York Times – Film:
The awards show didn’t mention racist slurs when it told the audience a man with Tourette’s might make “involuntarily noises.”
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BBC and BAFTA Say They Are Investigating After Broadcast of Racist Slur
The New York Times – Film:
The awards organization and the broadcaster have ordered separate investigations into what led to airing the slur, which was shouted involuntarily during Sunday’s ceremony.
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Peter Watkins, Provocateur With a Movie Camera, Dies at 90
The New York Times – Film:
His Oscar-winning 1965 film “The War Game” depicted a post-nuclear-attack England, one of his many fictionalized docudramas against war and repression.
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A Killer Was Taken Back Into Custody. Was It Because of His Drill Rap Songs?
The New York Times – Music:
A man convicted of murder in London was taken back into custody after a report emerged that he was anonymously making drill rap music. The victim’s family worries his music could bring him more fame.
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Bernard Hill, Actor in ‘Titanic’ and ‘Lord of the Rings,’ Dies at 79
The New York Times – Film:
With a stout frame, bushy whiskers and a weathered visage, he embodied men of authority facing down danger with weary stoicism.
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‘Scoop’ and Prince Andrew’s Newsnight Interview: What to Know
The New York Times – Film:
A new Netflix film dramatizes the 2019 BBC conversation that led to the royal stepping back from public life.
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‘Scoop’ and Prince Andrew’s Newsnight Interview: What to Know
The New York Times – Film:
A new Netflix film dramatizes the 2019 BBC conversation that led to the royal stepping back from public life.