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Deprived children raise £30m for the BBC

After only 54 days in his job George's world crashed around him as he realised he wasn't very good at it. Can you help?Children across the world have united in a gigantic global fund raising event to raise £30m to help the BBC cope with the crises and scandals it faces.

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Posted: Nov 16th, 2012
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BBC to mark 90 years of Damon Albarn dabbling in tiresome solo projects

‘Pylovarz’ chronicles the life of George IV’s pedicurist Campbell McDougall. It originally included a chorus of Tibetan monks chanting in time with a de-tuned Pianola.

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Posted: Nov 15th, 2012
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Head of Channel 4 resigns over ‘shoddy journalism’ charge

His resignation follows a John Craven’s Newsround report accusing Thatcher-era Tory MP Clement Attlee as ‘guilty as hell of something or other’.

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Posted: Nov 12th, 2012
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Newsnight to stick with cat stories until further notice

The BBC has announced that for the rest of the year at least, flagship current affairs program Newsnight will solely run stories on politicians’ cats. The feline marathon will kick off with an examination of the mousing ability of Downing Street moggies Larry and Freya, who are both neutered and thus incapable of any sexual indiscretion.

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Posted: Nov 12th, 2012
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Broadcaster launches new dedicated apology channel, BBC Sorry

simply can't apologise enoughThe BBC has announced plans for a new digital channel specifically designed to apologise for all of the corporation’s output. The channel, BBC Sorry, will be launched in the New Year to coincide with a new series of Top Gear.

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Posted: Nov 12th, 2012
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