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All the controversies amid calls to ‘defund the BBC’ – Strictly scandal; Huw Edwards’ bumper payday and Naga Munchetty’s rule break


The BBC has been hit with a ton of controversies over the years — and it appears some people are not too happy with the corporation

Gary came under fire over his tweets (Credit: BBC) The Beeb said it considered the England football legend’s “social media activity to be a breach of our guidelines”. BBC was criticised amid Philip’s death (Credit: SplashNews.com) As a result, telly fans were left fuming over shows like EastEnders and MasterChef getting replaced with royal tributes. So much so, that the corporation received at least 110,994 complaints from angry viewers over the BBC’s decision to turn most of their TV channels and radio stations over to rolling tributes to the Queen’s husband.

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