Tag Archives: BBC News

All Scottish Children To Receive Free Orchestral CD At Birth

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on October 11th, 2012

I don’t know about you, gentle Anglophenians, but this story has created something of a dilemma, in that I’m too sceptical to accept it wholeheartedly, but too optimistic to dismiss it outright.

The Duke and Duchess Win Injunction Against French Magazine

By Brigid Brown | Posted on September 18th, 2012

Kate Middleton and Prince William are pleased with the outcome. (Photo via AP)

A court has banned a French magazine from re-publishing or distributing photographs in France of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge sunbathing topless, reports BBC News.

New Words Added to Glasgow Online Dictionary

By staff | Posted on September 11th, 2012

Eighty six words have been added to the Glasgow-based online Collins dictionary including but not limited to blootered (drunken), amazeballs (excitingly cool) and mummy porn (referring to 50 Shades of Grey).

Royal Roundup: Brush Up on Your Royal Etiquette

By jimlyons | Posted on March 30th, 2011

Queen Elizabeth II receives New Zealand poet Fleur Adcock and Poet Laureate Sir Andrew Motion in 2006.

Just about the last place you want to commit a faux pas is at a royal wedding. BBC News has come to the rescue, publishing an etiquette guide. First, you need to get the royal rank straight.

Watch: BBC Director-General Mark Thompson on ‘Morning Joe’

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on October 7th, 2010

Earlier today, BBC director-general Mark Thompson was a guest on Morning Joe, the MSNBC breakfast gabfest featuring Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, and Willie Geist. Thompson touted the BBC’s international news coverage in a ...

UFO Caught on a BBC News Camera?

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on August 7th, 2009

Put on your tinhats, folks: the unidentified flying object was seen on BBC Look North‘s webcam:

Video: Ricky Gervais Comments on the Election

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on November 6th, 2008

He joined BBC World News America on Tuesday night to chat about Barack Obama, the comedic gift that is Sarah Palin, and who David Brent from The Office would vote for.

Gore Vidal Flips His Lid During BBC NEWS Election Coverage

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on November 5th, 2008

83-year-old author Gore Vidal scolded BBC presenter David Dimbleby and launched into a spectacular tirade against U.S. Republicans during BBC World News America‘s coverage of last night’s election.

Al Gore Gets a Rare Glimpse At the Oval Office

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on November 30th, 2007

As Al Gore joined the other American Nobel Prize laureates in the White House’s Oval Office, he and president George W. Bush met for the first time since Gore conceded the hotly contested 2000 election.