November 19, 2008 11:05 PM -
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Joan Bakewell urges broadcasters to untangle 'moral muddle' —
Joan Bakewell has called for broadcasters to adopt "a clear moral framework" to help them recover from the recent tide of taste and decency and trust scandals.Delivering the annual Hetherington Memorial Lecture, in honour of the former Guardian editor Alastair Hetherington in Edinburgh last night, Bakewell said the "recent Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand scandal demonstrates that a continuing moral crisis haunts the BBC" and branded it a "moral muddle".The veteran broadcaster and writer added that "Channel 4 and ITV too are having their own integrity questioned", as an "insidious falling away of moral integrity has crept into broadcasting to...
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Last Sunday we were writing about amazing underground diving rigs in the heart of New York City. It seems only fair that we jump across the pond this Sunday and write about a mile-long super secret tunnel lair below London that's currently for sale, don't you think? Asking price: A cool $7.4 million. It sounds a bit much for an empty stretch of nothingness deep below the British streets, but wait until you hear about the history. Oh, the history! This tunnel is actually one of eight built by the British government during World War 2 as a network of...
Need a cool hideout or a secret lair for all your evil plans? A mile long tunnel under central London is up for sale right now for only $7.4 million. This Cold War relic is perfectly suited for all super villians in need of a good “underground” hideout, especially since it comes with a bar, two canteens and a billards room. Link Via BoingBoing...
