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Don't worry, a politician can't present the Today programme. Michael Grade is wrong about that – and GB News

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By Stewart Purvis, Chris Banatvala
| MSN UK Verified
During a review of his four years at Ofcom , the outgoing chair, Michael Grade, surprised his BBC Radio 4 interviewer. He had been asked by Katie Razzall whether Ofcom rules would allow a politician to present the Today programme apart from the news bulletins. She clearly did not expect him to answer: “Absolutely, absolutely, why not?” “Really?” replied a startled Media Show presenter. “Well, Nick Robinson might be out of a job.
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Broadcasting history: The race to cover the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege

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By Stewart Purvis
| Royal Television Verified
Nearly 45 years on, the climax of the Iranian Embassy siege in London on 5 May 1980 still excites TV producers and authors. Paramount+ is streaming Operation Nimrod, a documentary narrated by Tom Hardy and produced by Scottish indie Two Rivers. Ben Macintyre’s book The Siege, published last year, is being adapted for TV. And, by my count, this will be the fifth drama or documentary on the subject.
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I’VE  READ ALL 10,101 PAGES OF BBC BASHIRGATE EMAILS (SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO) AND WHY 1,737 OF THEM JUST SAY ‘LPP’

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By Stewart Purvis
| profpurvis.com
The most prominent initials in the documents released on January 30 are LPP, that’s Legal Professional Privilege. It appears on no fewer than 1,737 of the 10,101 pages, and that’s not including when it is expressed in a longer form as ‘Legal Privilege -s42’ a reference to Section 42 of the Freedom of Information Act which provides confidentiality for advice from lawyer to client.
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