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BBC to leave television

nothing but interference where the BBC used to beThere was a tinge of sadness among BBC staff this week as the corporation left its traditional home of BBC1 and BBC2 to move to unspecified locations away from the television set which has been its home since the 1950s.

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Posted: Mar 17th, 2013
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Black smoke from Sistine Chapel suggests cardinals smoking ‘some really strong shit’

chill-out organ music playing in the backgroundPractised observers of the papal conclave, which got underway in Rome yesterday, have described the first black smoke to emerge from the Sistine Chapel chimney as ‘thick, potent, and smelling suspiciously of weed’.

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Posted: Mar 12th, 2013
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Stars out in force at this year’s Vatican Awards

and the award for best ecumenical matter goes to....It was a glittering evening at the Vatican last night as celebrity Cardinals from around the world gathered on the red carpet outside St Peter’s for the announcement of the coveted award of Best Pontiff 2013. But as always, it was the dresses that caused the biggest sensation.

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Posted: Feb 26th, 2013
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Kim Jong-un single-handedly saves planet from rogue asteroid

no other person on the planet could have pulled it offThe reason for North Korea’s nuclear test earlier this week became clear today as state television in Pyongyang announced that Dear Leader Kim Jong-un had personally used the weapons to deflect an asteroid which, contrary to vicious Western propaganda, would otherwise have hit the Earth.

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Posted: Feb 16th, 2013
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BBC starts filming landmark series: ‘The Wonders Of Brian Cox’

extraordinary behaviourSir David Attenborough, still revelling in the success of the astonishing ‘Africa’ series, has embarked on his next televisual adventure. Filming began secretly two years ago amid majestic landscapes on an epic four year voyage, this time recording never before seen footage of the shy, elusive, yet ubiquitous Professor Brian Cox going about his business in all his natural, exotic habitats.

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Posted: Feb 13th, 2013
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