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Americans are used to political programming served up with more than a dash of fire breathing, but in Britain, television and partisanship don't mix. A few Bill O'Reilly lites and Stephen Colbert wannabes occupy late-night slots on the BBC and the country's commercial networks, but their employers are quick to rein them in if they stray too far from properly milquetoast commentary. That's in part to avoid censure from Ofcom, the independent regulator charged with ensuring that on-air political programming stays ideology free...
...opted for a half-elected, half-appointed Lords. But he was out of step with many in his own party and in the opposition, who banded together to deliver a majority of 113 in favor of an all-elected upper chamber. Straw hailed the "historic step forward," telling the BBC: "The message was a very decisive and clear one in favor of reform of the existing House of Lords." Long before that reform is agreed and implemented, the cash-for-honors inquiry will run its course. Scotland Yard is expected to conclude its investigation within weeks. But whatever the outcome...
...reaction has been mixed. Corbin and King are known for their clubby interiors and Nanny-knows-best comfort dishes. Yet St Alban, housed in a former BBC radio studio, features jet-set banquettes with turquoise and amethyst upholstery in a vast, brightly lit space reminiscent of an airline lounge. The food is a Mediterranean mélange of influences stretching from Venice to Lisbon, under the command of Southern Italian chef Francesco Mazzei...
...bone boxes there, and stored them in a warehouse. Some bore inscribed names: Jesus, son of Joseph; Maria; Mariamene e Mara; Matthew; Judas, son of Jesus; and Jose. Each name with the exception of Mariamene seemed common to their period, and it was only in 1996 that the BBC made a film suggesting that. given the combination, it might be that family. The idea was eventually discounted, however, because, as University of St. Andrews (Scotland) New Testament expert Richard Bauckham asserted in a subsequent book, the names with Biblical resonance are so common that even when you run the probabilities...
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