The BBC has a huge archive of shows and sports coverage that it should be making available for watching and download.

For example...

Every cricket season the BBC covered on television - test series, domestic matches and other matches - I'd subscribe and pay for downloads.

Same with the James Burke specials and Tomorrow's World.

Had a rough day at work? Don't bother looking on YouTube for a crappy VHS recording of Graham Gooch's 333 v India, log on to the BBC website and enjoy every ball.

Feeling down about AI Slop getting everywhere? Log on to the BBC website and enjoy a time where Raymond Baxter, William Woollard, Michael Rodd, Judith Hann and Maggie Philbin made us excited about science and the future.

This is stuff that may not have massive Doctor Who style commercial DVD release potential but would get traffic and money coming in.

I love the BBC county cricket commentaries. Local commentators who know their county clubs, know their areas, know the game and deliver true Reithian broadcasting that coverage of The Hundred could never attain.

There are savings to be made but there is material that can be reintroduced and exploited (in the business jargon).

I wonder what we will end up seeing from this exercise?

#BBC #BBCNews #BBCSport

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyv11lryv7ro

Interim Director General Rhodri Talfan Davies says ""We need to look at everything, and at a scale of £500m inevitably there are going to be some big and some difficult choices, but we do need to step through this carefully,"

BBC News and BBC Sport reporting has a problem. I've seen three examples of massive, basic failures in their written pieces. Things that should never happen because information is publicly and easily verifiable.

If BBC News and BBC Sport can't be trusted to get basic stuff right on things I know stuff about (Doctor Who, Black Sabbath and Surrey CCC for anyone interested in these particular cases), how can I trust their reporting on issues I don't know much about?

Answering clear, direct questions about the use of AI is avoided. As are questions about who proofread and checked the incorrect pieces I've identified.

I'm still awaiting a full reply to a complaint I raised over a basic error.

The BBC Board is another area where I have concerns. How could the Chair of the BBC Board not see that in the aftermath of the Gregg Wallace case, the Masterchef brand was irretrievably tarnished?

BBC Local Radio and local services used to be the very definition of Reithian broadcasting. 15 years ago if snow hit, it was my BBC Local Radio station I'd bring up to tell me what was affected.

I'm not sure BBC Local Radio has that same ability, focus and coverage. And the should leave what remains of that well alone.

If the BBC want to make big savings, look at the top earners. That's low hanging fruit that can make a huge difference.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15wxgjn9xjo

This list doesn't include those paid through production companies.

Interim Director General earns between £305,000 - £309,999. Are they really worth that?

Look at the use of consultants and external agencies.

And do an in depth review of journalists' and commentators' output. How impartial are they? Do they shill and cheerlead for people and organisations they like? If they do then they should go.

It's a complex issue but there are things that can be done quickly.

#BBC #BBCNews #BBCSport

BBC to cut almost one in 10 staff in £500m savings

The BBC's interim director general says the cuts will require "some big and some difficult choices".

BBC News
Hertford's Beth Norton wins shooting world cup

Bethany Norton, 19, claims a junior world record as she wins her first gold in a senior competition.

Il Fatto Quotidiano: “Quando ero più giovane, non sapevo come gestire la situazione. Chiedevo a mia madre se avrei ancora potuto giocare a calcio”: lo sfogo di Alisha Lehmann

“Quando ero più giovane, non sapevo come gestire la situazione. Ci sono stati momenti in cui ero davvero triste e chiedevo a mia madre se non avrei più potuto giocare a calcio”. Alisha Lehmann si sfoga e lo fa alla Bbc Sport nel corso di una lunga intervista. L’atleta svizzera – ex di Douglas Luiz – è una calciatrice ma anche influencer, visto che vanta quasi 16 milioni di follower su Instagram e altri 11,8 milioni su TikTok. Motivo per cui a volte la sua carriera da calciatrice – spiega Lehmann – viene quasi “fraintesa”.
“Il calcio è la cosa che amo di più e a cui ho dedicato più tempo. Mi riposo benissimo, dormo tutti i pomeriggi e non farei mai nulla prima di un allenamento o di una partita che possa influenzare la mia prestazione. Ci tengo tantissimo“, spiega Lehmann che poi precisa: “La gente non ha idea di quanto impegno ci metta quando dice ‘Oh, lei non è una calciatrice’. A volte è frustrante”, ha dichiarato a BBC Sport. “La gente non vede tutto l’impegno che ci metto. Pensano che mi alleni e poi torni a casa a fare video su TikTok, ma non è vero”.
Alisha Lehmann ha giocato in Italia prima con la Juventus – proprio quando il suo ex fidanzato Douglas Luiz è stato acquistato dalla Juventus – e poi con il Como l’anno successivo. Oggi gioca con il Leicester: “Sono molto professionale. Do sempre il massimo in campo e voglio essere il migliore. Se, controllando i dati dopo l’allenamento, non ho dato il massimo, faccio degli allenamenti extra per cercare di migliorare. La gente può pensare quello che vuole, ma tutto ciò che faccio è finalizzato a diventare il miglior giocatore possibile“. In conclusione un pensiero sulla sua ultima esperienza al Como, in Italia: “Ho firmato un contratto a lungo termine a Como, ma dopo un mese ho capito che non mi piaceva e volevo tornare in Inghilterra”, spiega. “Mi trovo benissimo qui, il calcio è migliore e l’Inghilterra mi sembra casa”, ha concluso la calciatrice svizzera.
L'articolo “Quando ero più giovane, non sapevo come gestire la situazione. Chiedevo a mia madre se avrei ancora potuto giocare a calcio”: lo sfogo di Alisha Lehmann proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

“When I was younger, I didn’t know how to handle the situation. I asked my mother if I could still play soccer”: Alisha Lehmann’s outburst.

When I was younger, I didn’t know how to handle the situation. There were times when I was really sad and I asked my mother if I could still play soccer. Alisha Lehmann opens up about it to BBC Sport in a lengthy interview. The Swiss athlete – formerly with Douglas Luiz – is a soccer player but also an influencer, boasting almost 16 million followers on Instagram and another 11.8 million on TikTok. This is why her career as a soccer player – explains Lehmann – is sometimes almost “misunderstood.”

“Soccer is the thing I love the most and have dedicated the most time to. I sleep very well, I sleep every afternoon, and I would never do anything before a training session or a game that could affect my performance. I care about it very much,” explains Lehmann, who then clarifies: “People have no idea of the commitment I put in when they say ‘Oh, she’s not a soccer player.’ It’s sometimes frustrating,” she told BBC Sport. “People don’t see all the effort I put in. They think I train and then go home to make videos on TikTok, but that’s not true.”

Alisha Lehmann played in Italy before with Juventus – just when her ex-boyfriend Douglas Luiz was acquired by Juventus – and then with Como the following year. Today she plays with Leicester: “I am very professional. I always give my best on the field and I want to be the best. If, checking the data after training, I haven’t given my best, I do extra training to try to improve. People can think what they want, but everything I do is aimed at becoming the best possible player.” In conclusion, a thought about her last experience at Como, in Italy: “I signed a long-term contract at Como, but after a month I realized I didn’t like it and I wanted to return to England,” she explains. “I’m very happy here, the soccer is better and England feels like home,” concluded the Swiss soccer player.

The article “When I was younger, I didn’t know how to handle the situation. I asked my mother if I could still play soccer”: Alisha Lehmann’s outburst comes from Il Fatto Quotidiano.

#AlishaLehmann #BBCSport #Swiss #DouglasLuiz #Instagram #TikTok #Lehmann #Italy #Juventus #Leicester #England #IlFattoQuotidiano

https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/03/23/alisha-lehmann-calciatrice-influencer-intervista-quando-ero-piu-giovane-non-sapevo-come-gestire-la-situazione/8333573/

“Quando ero più giovane, non sapevo come gestire la situazione

La calciatrice svizzera, ex di Douglas Luiz, ha parlato di come gestisce la sua doppia vita tra campo e social, dove è ormai un personaggio popolarissimo

Il Fatto Quotidiano

Brendon McCullum future as England coach becomes clearer as update emerges

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/cricket/brendon-mccullum-england-cricket-decision-36898891

Another poor piece from BBC Sport. No Stephan, just because ONE player from Pakistan has been SIGNED by an IPL invested team, that DOES NOT mean there is no longer a concern about Pakistan players being denied involvement in The Hundred due to their nationality.

That's dangerously naive thinking.

The IPL franchises have more money than occasions I've watched Bride of Frankenstein (1935). It's no skin off their nose for one of the teams to sign a Pakistan player then not play him in the competition.

Have the ECB forensically examined all communications between the Hundred Teams, their backroom staff and the IPL franchises? On all devices, professional and personal?

Only if they have can they say for certain that no anti Pakistan player instruction has been passed that they are aware of.

One bland, carefully worded boilerplate statement isn't going to convince me of anything.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/ckg1w5253vlo

The Hundred doesn't interest me at all. It was bullied through by greed and none of the teams are Counties. Can't blame a sportsperson for trying to make a living but I won't be spending any time or money watching it.

I am a Surrey CCC supporter.

#BBC #BBCSport #Cricket

Hundred auction: Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed signed by Sunrisers Leeds

Abrar Ahmed is bought by Sunrisers Leeds in the men’s Hundred auction to allay concerns Pakistan players would be ignored by franchises affiliated to the IPL.

BBC Sport
Visually impaired archer Roger Rees-Evans talks about the sport

Roger Rees-Evans is credited with transforming the sport of visually impaired archery.

BBC Sport Highlights the Top Moments from the 2026 Winter Olympics

📰 Original title: Relive best moments from the 2026 Winter Olympics

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

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#sports #winterolympics #bbcsport #highlights

BBC Sport Highlights the Top Moments from the 2026 Winter Olympics

BBC Sport has released a video compilation allowing viewers to relive the standout moments from the 2026 Winter Olympics. The coverage brings together some of the most memorable performances…

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Jill Douglas' life off-screen with famous husband and awkward Olympics moment

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/jill-douglas-life-screen-famous-36734601