Stephen Fry - BBC Bias

Stephen Fry penned sketch discussing alleged BBC liberal left-wing bias. Starring Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Robert Bathurst and Jim Broadbent. Sketch from Saturday Night Fry, first broadcast in 1988

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• Stephen Fry
• Steven Fry
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• bias
• liberal bias
• Emma Thompson
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• Saturday Night Fry
• Radio 4
• Robert Bathurst
• footlights
• Jim Broadbent

[MinstrelKrampf]

I love this sketch, because it encapsulates conservative media criticism so well, no matter where you are, or what decade you're talking about. Conservative media critics always accuse the media of liberal bias, mainly because the journalists accused of being liberal use these annoying things called "facts", which conservatives like to ignore or interpret to suit their agenda.

[jacksawild]

@stevenpaddybwoy I see, and the part of your profile which say: "Movies:

black hawk down,and anything with muslims getting pwned" is yet more indication of your total lack of humanity, sir. I wish you could understand how ridiculous you seem to me.

[stevenpaddybwoy]

@jacksawild How would me being christian (which im not) have anything to do with the BBC calling hamas freedom fighters ? 3/ How typicaly liberal of you to side step the issue and attempt to discredit me with something that clearly has no affect on the topic at hand .Maybe if i were jewish and my book was the torah youd make sense but as of now you clearly dont sir .

[jacksawild]

@stevenpaddybwoy You list your book as the bible. Are we to trust your unbiased opinion on this subject? Are you sure you're not retarded?

[stevenpaddybwoy]

I saw a small peice a mounth ago or so where a bbc woman was spending time with a terror unit of hamas to cover there new offencive,of corse they wernt called terrorists they were called freedom fighters !!!!!

[AidanLunn]

@stevenpaddybwoy Now, is that a genuine bias against the Jews or is it just the BBC not taking either side? I don't see them praising or slating either the Israelis or Palestinians!

And it's the Israelis who *don't want* to appear on TV!

[stevenpaddybwoy]

@AidanLunn Im not retarded ? Ive NEVER seen a BBC peice about israel that isnt unbelievably biased against the jews ,most times the israelis arnt even given a platform to speak there corner.........JUST LIKE AL JEZEERA !!!! Now you get it ????

[AidanLunn]

@m1a9r7k0 Actually this sketch was made when Marmaduke Hussey was BBC Chairman - when Mrs Thatcher was happy that the BBC was not peddling a left-wing agenda!

[AidanLunn]

@stevenpaddybwoy How on Earth do you come to that insane conclusion?

Or are you just repeating a false claim from newspapers who'll make up anything about the BBC to damage it for their own commercial benefit?

[AidanLunn]

@effall2see Better than paying even more to sky to watch him :)