UK - BBC scraps plans for day-long TV special on climate change

Great news. Now, can we get them to scrap gay week?

As usual, the BBC are in denial.

"The BBC promised instead to “focus our energies on a range of factual programmes on the important and complex subject of climate change. This decision was not made in light of the recent debate around impartiality.” "

Even though their boss, the BBC Trust, told them that was the reason in their report.

"A report endorsed by the BBC Trust criticised Jonathan Ross for a serious breach of impartiality when he presented the Live8 concert. Ross directed viewers to the Make Poverty History campaign website. The Vicar of Dibleywas also criticised for screening a poverty campaign film.

“The growing trend towards celebrity-driven, single-issue campaigns presents the BBC with impartiality dilemmas, particularly in entertainment areas dealing with factual material,” the report said. “Programmes that are in league with campaigns have no place on the BBC, because of the inherent loss of editorial control,” it concluded."

Which is why gay week should be scrapped as well.

And from the department of you just can't make this stuff up, we get this from the BBC.

"Celebrities such as Ricky Gervais were said to be interested in presenting the show, which would have involved viewers in a mass "switch-off" to save energy. "

Erm, so exactly how were they going to watch the day long show then? Here's an idea, let's shut down the entire BBC. That will not only save energy but will help cut global warming by cutting more hot air.