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BBC in an iTune pickle - “Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead” climbs the charts after Margaret Thatcher’s death - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 04:18:05 PDT

Campaign gets “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead” from “The Wizard of Oz” to number 1 iTunes slot following Margaret Thatcher's death (Photo: Mirror)After much deliberation the BBC has decided that it will play a short clip of the song “Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead” after the track surged up the iTunes chart in Britain following the death of Margaret Thatcher On Friday the BBC release a statement saying the corporation “finds this campaign distasteful but does not believe the record should be banned"BBC Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper said "You have a track which I believe is disrespectful It is not a political track, it is a personal attack on an individual who has just died READ MORE

BBC awards show remembers Gaelic Football legend Paidi O Se (IrishCentral)

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 05:09:28 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Kerry legend Paidi O Se was remembered at one of the world’s top sports award shows on Sunday night.

BBC documentary claims British Artillery fired first shots of Irish Civil War (IrishCentral)

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:36:38 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Jimmy Savile, a monstrous pedophile hiding in plain sight -- Massive cover up ensured BBC star escaped arrest when alive (IrishCentral)

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 05:00:47 PDT

Jimmy Savile receives his knighthood from the Queen for entertainment and services When I was living in Ireland, during the 1970s, Jimmy Savile was a big deal The platinum haired DJ was host of “Top of the Pops” the most popular program by a mile on BBC television, featuring the top twenty songs in the charts that week For a teenage generation, just feeling the first stirrings of the pop revolution, Jimmy Savile defined coolSavile was a welcome dash of color on a grey landscape and was universally loved READ MORE

One Direction win three awards at BBC Teen Awards - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 06:03:07 PDT

One Direction at the BBC Teen AwardsThe 'Live While We're Young' hitmakers - made up of Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson - took home prizes for Best Single with 'One Thing', Best Album for 'Up All Night' and Best Music Act, and thanked their fans, friends and family on each occasionTheir presence on stage was greeted by a rapturous reception from their screaming army of 9,000 fans inside London's Wembley ArenaOlympic diver Tom Daley was hot on the heels of the group, winning two awards - Male Hottie of the Year and Best British Sports Star - and other winners included Paralympics GB swimmer Ellie Simmonds, who won Inspirational Hero of 2012, and Emma Watson was named Female Hottie of the YearOne Direction proved their worth by wowing the crowd with a stunning performance to close the ceremony - which was hosted by Radio 1's new breakfast show host Nick Grimshaw and his colleague Gemma Cairney - shortly after Taylor Swift had amazed with a four-song set READ MORE

BBC America’s “Copper” - in search of New York’s Five Points (IrishCentral)

Sat, 08 Sep 2012 06:32:10 PDT

A still from BBC America's 'Copper'Irish Americans shouldn’t need Hollywood or the BBC to tell them where one of the most famous Irish neighborhoods in New York used to beI was thinking about this last month, when I paid a visit to the great Old Town bar on East 18th Street, owned for the longest time by the Meagher family It is a stalwart bar in an ever-changing city, and one of the few places you can still find an Al Smith campaign posterI was joined by writer and historian Kevin Baker, author of several excellent novels, including Paradise Alley, set among Irish immigrants in the old Five Points section of downtown Manhattan READ MORE

BBC’s very own “Downton Abbey” - Fermanagh-filmed “Nick Nickleby” set for big success - VIDEOS (IrishCentral)

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 08:45:37 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

It's already being dubbed the new Downton Abbey, but the fact is that the BBC's new period comedy Blandings has a better writer: P.G. Wodehouse. It's the latest top flight project that will be filmed in the north or Ireland, with a cast that includes Absolutely Fabulous' Jennifer Saunder and Harry Potter star Timothy Spall.

Leading BBC anchor says Britain should not have said sorry to Irish over the famine (IrishCentral)

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:09:17 PST

By: BERNIE MALONE

A prominent BBC presenter, Jeremy Paxman, has accused former British Prime Minister Tony Blair of "moral vacuousness" for his apology over Britain’s lack of help during the Irish famine.

Is the Irish accent too much to handle? BBC video goes viral - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:00:27 PST

Ye what? Is the Irish accent hard to fathom?Derry native Aileen Faller had Irish television host Graham Norton “in stitches” with laughter while she recounted her tale of a mistaken car on the late night talk showAs a segment on the show, Norton has audience members sit in a red chair and tell some sort of an amusing anecdote Should the anecdote not be humorous or entertaining to Norton and his audience, Norton pulls a lever which flips the chair overWell, Faller and her thick Derry accent - which had the likes of Kenneth Branagh, American actor Zach Braff and English popstar Taio Cruz both confused and laughing - kept the audience well entertained and saved her from a flip READ MORE

Rory McIlroy named BBC Northern Ireland sports personality of the year for 2011 (IrishCentral)

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 07:57:24 PST

By: DARA KELLY

The 22-year-old champion golfer Rory McIlroy has been named BBC Northern Ireland's Sports Personality of the Year for 2011. The County Down man pipped Darren Clarke and, rugby player, Rory Best for the award.

Christy Moore’s song ‘Weekend in Amsterdam’ gets BBC in hot water - AUDIO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:15:15 PST

Christy MooreRadio Ulster DJ, Gerry Anderson, got into some hot water this week having aired Christy Moore’s raunchy song “Weekend in Amsterdam” on BBC radio before lunchtime Moore’s tune describes Amsterdam’s cannabis smoking, public drunkenness and dancing with transvestites while using rude languageIn the legendary Irish musicians world renowned style he tells an entire story through his song of a lads “Weekend in Amsterdam” however this early in the day listeners didn’t see the funny side of the tune A Belfast Telegraph reader said “Surely this must be the most obscene song ever broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster READ MORE

Former BBC chief to investigate RTE show over priest allegations (IrishCentral)

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:00:54 PST

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

The scandal over an Irish priest wrongly accused of rape is still growing. This week the former controller of BBC Northern Ireland has been appointed to investigate how Father Kevin Reynolds was defamed by the RTE broadcast.

Is Hurricane Irene less than promised? Media will be very disappointed if so (IrishCentral)

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 02:55:08 PDT

It's a funny business we're in The media has gone stark raving bonkers about a storm that to date, as far as I can see has killed fewer people than a bad weekend of traffic accidents In the Bahamas when it was category three Irene as far as I can see killed no-one and destroyed all of 100 homes according to the BBC Make no mistake this is not Hurricane Katrina, a category 3 hurricane which slammed into New Orleans and destroyed the city READ MORE

Lady Gaga wears Irish designer’s gown on Graham Norton’s BBC show- VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Wed, 18 May 2011 06:17:44 PDT

By: MOLLY MULDOON

A County Offaly fashion designer said she almost has a “mini heart attack” after learning that Lady Gaga was going to wear one of her designs on the Graham Norton Show on BBC television.

Irish media personality, Ryan Tubridy set for BBC (IrishCentral)

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 06:00:02 PDT

It may not be up there with Glenn Beck somersaulting off Fox’s deep end, but Ireland has had its own media personality storm of late: our own Ryan Tubridy is moving to the BBC, albeit only for a few months I don’t blame himThe BBC is, after all, the best in the world at the very numerous things it does, and any broadcaster who wouldn’t want to work there has a serious salt deficiency It’s also very much a world station, so it’s not a case of joining the Beeb means he’s betraying his roots or something mad like that READ MORE

BBC documentary on Thin Lizzy’s Gary Moore airs in Ireland (IrishCentral)

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 06:15:40 PDT

By: BUZZ BRADY

Jockey Tony McCoy named Britain's Sportsman of the Year by BBC (IrishCentral)

Sun, 19 Dec 2010 06:25:07 PST

Antrim-born jockey Tony McCoy has been named Britain's sportsman of the year by the BBCIt is a fitting reward for the redoubtable McCoy who finally won the English Grand National this year, adding to every other major race in the calendar"I am dazed," said the 36-year-old "It's just not something you think is ever going to happen in your life READ MORE

Clip of 'Twilight's' Robert Pattinson accepting BBC's Best Dressed Award - SEE VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 06:15:06 PST

A new clip of Robert Pattinson accepting his award for "Best Dressed Award" at the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards has been released Pattinson took time out of filming to send his British fans a video thanking them for the awardAs you can hear from the clip below the crowd went wild when he appeared on the screenPattinson filmed the short thank you speech while filming in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where most of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" Parts one and two will be filmed READ MORE

Portrayal of 'Bog Irish' on BBC stirs outrage – SEE VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 02:46:22 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

A British current affairs TV show has been criticized for its coverage of the Irish financial crisis as it depicted Ireland in a series of twee old fashioned postcard scenes.

‘Twilight’s’ Robert Pattinson cleans up at BBC Teen Awards (IrishCentral)

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:35:45 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

Robert Pattinson walked away with two awards at the first every BBC Radio One Teen Awards.