Difference between revisions of "Alasdair Milne"
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|children=Seumas Milne, Kirsty Milne, Ruairidh Milne | |children=Seumas Milne, Kirsty Milne, Ruairidh Milne | ||
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | [[Tony Gosling]] has stated that the sacking of Milne at the behest of [[Margaret Thatcher]] marked a downturn in the independence of the [[BBC]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:18, 28 March 2018
 Alasdair Milne    (Television producer) | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 1930-10-08 India | |||||||||||
| Died | 2013-01-08 (Age 82) | |||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||
| Alma mater | Winchester College, Oxford University/New College | |||||||||||
| Children | • Seumas Milne • Kirsty Milne • Ruairidh Milne | |||||||||||
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Career
Tony Gosling has stated that the sacking of Milne at the behest of Margaret Thatcher marked a downturn in the independence of the BBC.
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:HSBC and the sham of Guardian’s Scott Trust | Article | 3 March 2015 | Jonathan Cook | Britain, we are told, is privileged to have two “liberal” media outlets, the BBC and Guardian, that are seen either as neutral or as a leftwing counterbalance to the rightwing agenda of the rest of the media. Here are three illuminating articles and a short video that should help to dispel any such illusions. |
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