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BBC's China editor Carrie Gracie speaks to the media outside BBC Broadcasting House in London on Jan. 8. She has resigned her position in Beijing in protest over what she called a failure to sufficiently address a gap in compensation between men and women

World News

After Revelations Of Gender Pay Gap At BBC, 4 Male Hosts Agree To Salary Cut

8:07am January 26, 2018

by Doreen McCallister

The prominent male presenters agreed to pay cuts after the network's China editor, Carrie Gracie, abruptly resigned as head of the Beijing bureau, accusing the BBC of promulgating gender pay inequity.

Carrie Gracie, a highly respected 30-year veteran at the BBC, says the network has refused to match the pay of male colleagues who earn 50 percent more than her salary.

World News

BBC Veteran Quits China Editor Post To Protest Gender Pay Gap

9:45am January 08, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Carrie Gracie, a highly respected 30-year veteran at the network, says the BBC has refused to match the pay of male colleagues who earn 50 percent more than her salary.

Hong Kong in 2012. The territory's public-service broadcaster will replace the BBC with the China National News, broadcast in Mandarin, China's official language, instead of the Cantonese dialect more commonly spoken in Hong Kong.

World News

Hong Kong Broadcaster's Decision To Drop BBC Prompts Anger

11:21pm September 04, 2017

by Scott Neuman

RTHK, the territory's public-service broadcaster, says it will drop a 24-hour stream of the BBC World Service, prompting an online petition and concern over press freedom in Hong Kong.

Actress Jodie Whittaker will be the first woman to play the role of the eccentric Time Lord. She's seen here last December.

Arts

Doctor Who Is A Woman: Jodie Whittaker Announced As 13th Time Lord In BBC Series

3:18pm July 16, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Actress Jodie Whittaker will succeed Peter Capaldi, becoming the first woman to play the role of the eccentric time-traveler.

Korean peninsula analyst Robert E. Kelly earned widespread empathy after his kids provided an expected spot of comic relief in a live appearance on the BBC on Friday.

World News

Family Laughed At Kids' Takeover Of TV Interview, Says South Korea Expert

2:19pm March 15, 2017

by Barbara Campbell

No need to worry about whether the most hilarious BBC live shot ever has caused trouble, after the children of South Korea expert Robert Kelly infiltrated his TV appearance.

Overtaken By Events: Kids Burst Onto Scene Of Live BBC TV Interview

1:29pm March 10, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Thanks to the children of professor Robert E. Kelly, an interview about South Korea's political upheaval became one of the most popular things on the Internet on Friday.

BBC Planet Earth II has footage of snakes hunting an iguana.

World News

With Election Anxiety At Its Peak, Check Out Terrifying Video From Animal World

7:10pm November 08, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A video of a marine iguana hatchling chased by a pit of snakes has gone viral. We think it's a stressful but ultimately cathartic diversion.

Gold medalist Andy Murray poses during the podium ceremony of the men's singles gold medal tennis event at the Olympic Tennis Center in Rio on Sunday.

Sports

WATCH: Andy Murray Reminds Interviewer That Women Win Gold, Too

11:20am August 15, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The BBC's John Inverdale was asking the World No. 2 how it felt to be the first person to win two Olympic gold medals in tennis. "Umm," the Scotsman said, before bringing up Venus and Serena Williams.

Imagine "Boaty McBoatface" emblazoned on the side of this ship.

Meet The U.K.'s Cutting-Edge Research Vessel ... Boaty McBoatface?

5:52pm March 21, 2016

by Laura Wagner

In an online poll created to help Britain's Natural Environment Research Council name its new research ship, one entrant has racked up the most votes. The final decision, however, rests with the NERC.

Before her surprise birthday party, Winnie Blagden said, "I'm not expecting anything marvelous, no."

World News

Woman Turns 100 Without Any Family, But With Thousands Of Good Wishes

12:54pm June 01, 2015

by Bill Chappell

When word got out that England's Winnie Blagden would turn 100 on Sunday and had no living relatives, thousands of people sent cards and gifts.