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mhh__ on Sept 25, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: BBC Sound Effects made available to download for u...

The BBC is overseen by a government minister

iso1631 on Sept 25, 2020 | [–]

Massively arms length.

The head of the Radio division is literally an ex Labour minister, in Blair/Brown government.

easytiger on Sept 25, 2020 | [–]

The BBC is fully independent and there are multiple levels of oversight to ensure that. I'm sure you can furiously Google a more apt response than that. Evidence please

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