By Chris Hastings and Jonathan Petre for The Mail on Sunday
The BBC was at the centre of a damaging diversity row last night after one of its top radio stars was sacked for being 'white and male'. Bafta award-winning comedian Jon Holmes was axed from The Now Show – the hit Radio 4 programme he has appeared on for 18 years – when bosses told him 'we're recasting it with more women and diversity'. Last night, leading figures from the world of entertainment and across the political spectrum reacted with fury to the BBC instigating a policy in which it was now choosing performers based on their gender or skin colour, instead of their talent......Read more
The BBC was at the centre of a damaging diversity row last night after one of its top radio stars was sacked for being 'white and male'. Bafta award-winning comedian Jon Holmes was axed from The Now Show – the hit Radio 4 programme he has appeared on for 18 years – when bosses told him 'we're recasting it with more women and diversity'. Last night, leading figures from the world of entertainment and across the political spectrum reacted with fury to the BBC instigating a policy in which it was now choosing performers based on their gender or skin colour, instead of their talent......Read more
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