Tags: Thought for the Day
When it comes to religion, the BBC is showing its age
Radio 4's discriminatory 'Thought for the Day' slot is totemic of religious privilege at the BBC and should be the... Read More »
The BBC is overdoing religion
New figures show that the BBC is devoting hundreds of hours of programming to religion each year. NSS president Terry... Read More »
Religious programming isn’t popular, and no amount of hounding from the Church will change that
The BBC still produces a considerable amount of religious programmes – but the numbers who watch it are so small... Read More »
Dan Walker’s creationism may be an affront to science – but he’s entitled to his beliefs
The appointment of "young Earth" creationist Dan Walker to front BBC Breakfast has caused a considerable backlash,... Read More »
The BBC is failing to respond to fair criticism of its religious output
The NSS has objected numerous times over the past half century to the exclusion of non-believers from BBC Radio 4's... Read More »
Questions raised about the running of the BBC’s religious affairs department
The latest Private Eye carries the following piece:
These are trying times for Aaqil Ahmed, head of religion and ethics... Read More »
Not content with a third of state-sponsored schools pushing his faith, now Dr Welby wants the BBC to do more evangelising
The Church of England takes it for granted that it is the taxpayers' job to fund its evangelising. We contribute hundreds... Read More »
Sharia councils: unjust, unequal and consequence of failed integration policies
By Nahla Mahmoud
Personally, I wasn't surprised watching the Panorama on 'Secrets of Sharia Councils in the UK' broadcast... Read More »
Secularist Thought for the Day competition – and the winner is....
Our Secularist Thought for the Day competition brought a big response from all over the country and choosing a winner... Read More »
New report confirms that religious TV is least popular genre – but the BBC won’t let up
By Terry Sanderson
A new report, confirming previous research, shows that religion is the least popular genre of programming... Read More »
Leave Citizen Khan alone! Po-faced, humourless Muslim protestors are their own worst enemy
The new BBC sitcom Citizen Khan has, apparently, created something of a stir among Muslims. The BBC is reporting having... Read More »
Has the BBC Trust killed vigorous debate about religion on our national broadcaster?
The BBC Trust – which advertises itself as the "final arbiter in complaints to the BBC" — has upheld a... Read More »
We’re all in this together – except the BBC’s religion department.
Last week the BBC announced how it intended to make the swingeing cuts to help it cope with the freeze in the TV licence... Read More »
