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As those historic pictures were beamed back to earth, millions of us sat transfixed to our television screens, as we watched Neil Armstrong taking a small step for man and a giant leap for mankind -- and, indeed, for womankind. It’s a reminder for us all that giant leaps often start with small steps.
The disgraced paedophile bishop Peter Ball made himself apparently “impregnable” by cultivating friendships with Prince Charles and other senior establishment figures who later rushed to support him when he was accused of sexual abuse, according to a BBC documentary.
Ball, the former bishop of both Lewes and Gloucester who died last year, boasted of his role as “counsellor to royalty”, Cliff James, one of his victims, says in the programme. He cultivated friendships with Margaret Thatcher, peers of the realm, senior judges and headmasters of leading public schools.
The former bishop was investigated by police in the early 1990s, which resulted in a police caution. In 2015, he was convicted of sexual offences against 17 teenagers and young men and jailed for 32 months. He was released in February 2017 after serving half his sentence.
The second episode of the BBC’s two-part documentary, to be broadcast on Tuesday evening, draws on the testimonies of survivors and material and evidence given to the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA), which conducted a case study into how the Church of England handled allegations against Ball.
James said Ball boasted of his connections. “He kept mentioning his friendship with Prince Charles in a flippant way, [as] anyone would talk about a friend – but he’s talking about Prince Charles,” he said.
“Here he was having a friendship with someone as low down as me … The next minute he’s dropping into the conversation, ‘oh, he’s counsellor to royalty’. It just reinforced his specialness and the idea he was impregnable.”
Interesting that c4 are producing a programme about the BBC exploitation of Diana in that famous, presidential, interview,
proposition being, that they exploited a vulnerable individual for ratings where others turned down the story;
I think there is a pattern of this type of ill-advised tabloid behaviour in the BBC, Andrew being a subsequent example, where you can get a non-adept individual to say what you want.
https://inews.co.uk/culture/televis...el-4-docmentary-when-time-bbc-panorama-731425
With todays netflix shareprice hit due to low subscriptions,
I am wondering, if I will be enticed by the Meghans 'how they live expose' her netflix contract was reported to require - you did sell your sole to the devil, dear.
Interesting that c4 are producing a programme about the BBC exploitation of Diana in that famous, presidential, interview,
proposition being, that they exploited a vulnerable individual for ratings where others turned down the story;
I think there is a pattern of this type of ill-advised tabloid behaviour in the BBC, Andrew being a subsequent example, where you can get a non-adept individual to say what you want.
https://inews.co.uk/culture/televis...el-4-docmentary-when-time-bbc-panorama-731425
With todays netflix shareprice hit due to low subscriptions,
I am wondering, if I will be enticed by the Meghans 'how they live expose' her netflix contract was reported to require - you did sell your sole to the devil, dear.
It's in queens english , and referring to well known historical media events ? a bit like the Nixon interview ... you're even more confused now ?
It's in queens english
Not going to even entertain you, you're clearly just looking for an argument. It wasn't even you I called brainwashed, you quoted my message which was clearly for someone else just so you could take offence. Like I said, I never claimed to know it all, I just used common sense. Read the posts properly before getting on your high horse.
I'm out of this convo', carry on with your deluded vision that the Queen and Royal family are some evil lizard overlords or whatever. Enjoy.
Had to come in just to laugh at this.
LOL
The guy goes at someone trying to create an argument, gets shown up for his childish attiitutde then says 'Im not playing anymore' THEN projects it onto someone else that they are trying to create an argument.
Be honest mate, I dont think you've thought critically about anything in your life, you just repeat the social consensus and you think that gives you the moral high ground.
Lol at predictable anti-royal hate mongering in the thread.
The Monarchy is here to stay, get over it.
feedback on the funeral ? watched some of the BBC, Itv don't really have any competent presenters - ie. etchingham
Wasn't the castle signifying his relationship with the Danish crown?
That's your incorrect opinion but you're welcome to itNope, every succession it wanes. It an outdated meddling institution.
That's your incorrect opinion but you're welcome to it