Dear Patriot,

Please don't take offence where none is intended. But you are mistaken about Britain; there is no island of that name.

Wikipedia; Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain was the result of two Acts of Parliament: the Union with Scotland Act 1706 passed by the Parliament of England, and the Union with England Act passed in 1707 by the Parliament of Scotland. So Northern Ireland is not part of the United Kingdom.

When the BBC refers to the British Isles, it is simply referring to a particular group of islands. There is no suggestion at all they are all under the control of the Government in Westminster.

The BBC, I'm sure, does not mean to cause any offence to the people of the Republic of Ireland. Its publicity is addressed to the people of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland who pay for the TV licences that support the BBC. And amongst them, there is no confusion.