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'BBC must promote excellence, not vulgarity'
Thursday January 26, 2012 10:06:19 PM,
Shad Shahid
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London: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has been
advised to go upmarket and guard against "acceptance of the shoddy
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Speaking at the Oxford Media Convention, BBC Trust chairman Lord
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