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Claims British public weren’t told truth about Troubles because “the bloody Protestants were running the BBC in Northern Ireland” made in new documentary

Former BBC One controller Paul Fox says anti-Catholic prejudice was deeply embedded at the corporation during the Troubles

The truth about the Troubles during the 1960s and 1970s was concealed from the British public because “the bloody Protestants were running the BBC in Northern Ireland”, a former controller of BBC One has claimed.

John Bridcut writes: Your mention of his being touchy and easily hurt reminded me of the press conference Jacques Delors (obituary, December 27) ­attended at the end of the EC London summit in 1986

We asked nine experts to name their all-time favourite Vaughan Williams piece. Learn all about the great composers and works with classical-music.com

Tippett “wrote music from a perspective of understanding the complexity of life in the 20th century.”

Fancy a night in with some telly? We’ve got you covered.

There was a lovely moment of contrast in Michael Tippett: The Shadow and the Light when Tippett’s publisher, Sally Groves, explained, diplomatically, that the composer was not rich when he died in 1998 aged 93

This country excels at creating powerful documentaries about the human condition, so why don’t we celebrate them?

BBC has reportedly dropped a documentary revolving around King Charles III and his plans for the future of monarchy as it didn’t give ‘sufficient time and respect’ to Queen...