BS: BBC 20 years adrift

Subject: BS: BBC 20 years adrift
From: nutty
Date: 21 Apr 12 - 05:54 AM

I know that BBC personel have recentlt moved to Salford but I didn't think that it wpuld so drastically affect the accuracy of it's reports.

As every folkie knows (from Ewan McColl's song - Manchester Rambler) this event CLICK happened in 1932 not 1912.

The report itself speaks of the happenings '80 years ago' so it would appear thet someone can't count

Subject: RE: BS: BBC 20 years adrift
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 21 Apr 12 - 06:29 AM

I can't see what's wrong with the report - apart from not playing Ewan's famous song.

All through the miner's strike the Beeb were bloody inaccurate - they didn't seem to have any knowledge of the geography of Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire, or Derbyshire - place names were very random.

1932 - that is eighty years, isn't it?

Subject: RE: BS: BBC 20 years adrift
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 21 Apr 12 - 06:32 AM

Yes but the blurb underneath says, almost 100 years ago. I suppose we must put it down hyperbolic sub editors.

Subject: RE: BS: BBC 20 years adrift
From: nutty
Date: 21 Apr 12 - 06:51 AM

Big Al - the piece was headlined - ' Historic rambler protest marked 100 years on' - a bit misleading really

Subject: RE: BS: BBC 20 years adrift
From: GUEST,Ed
Date: 21 Apr 12 - 07:09 AM

BBC News and the News website are still based in London. The fact that a headline writer has made a mistake has NOTHING to do with parts of the BBC being relocated to Salford. The report itself accurately says 80.

Talk about a petty thread...

Subject: RE: BS: BBC 20 years adrift
From: Mr Happy
Date: 21 Apr 12 - 07:20 AM

80 used to be nearly 100, it's a combination of cutbacks & devaluation!

Subject: RE: BS: BBC 20 years adrift
From: nutty
Date: 21 Apr 12 - 09:17 AM

ME PETTY??    LOL

Subject: RE: BS: BBC 20 years adrift
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 21 Apr 12 - 11:46 AM

A lot of the stuff about reggae on BBC2 last night was nearly 20 years out - crediting to punk what had actually happened with skineds.

Subject: RE: BS: BBC 20 years adrift
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 21 Apr 12 - 12:57 PM

as in, what do skinheads have for breakfast?

reggae brek

Subject: RE: BS: BBC 20 years adrift
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 21 Apr 12 - 01:07 PM

just reminded me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDB7pdOkr04

Subject: RE: BS: BBC 20 years adrift
From: nutty
Date: 21 Apr 12 - 02:36 PM

I sent an email pointing out the error (I'm sure I wasn't the only one ) and I am pleased to see that it has been corrected.

Subject: RE: BS: BBC 20 years adrift
From: JHW
Date: 22 Apr 12 - 05:48 AM

BBC used to announce programmes from Manchester. Now they say Salford. WTH