Many people fear the government will use the fallout from the Martin Bashir scandal to take the BBC down a peg or two (or several).
How far the Conservatives go, in terms of structure or funding or whatever, remains to be seen.
And it’s got a lot of people worried including comedian David Mitchell, whose impassioned take on the whole thing on Friday night’s Have I Got News For You went viral because, well, watch.
David Mitchell take a fucking bow.#HIGNFY pic.twitter.com/ixgNrKqL5r
— Steven (@Reachingbroom) May 28, 2021
And just three of the things people were saying about it after the clip went wildly viral on Twitter.
David Mitchell’s tirade against Martin Bashir on #HIGNFY was a thing of utter beauty. Being able to speak like that about the BBC while presenting on the BBC is the reason we need the BBC!
— Stuart Provan (@stuartprovan) May 28, 2021
David Mitchell standing up for the BBC on #HIGNFY drawing the necessary line between current affairs and other programming.
This will end up like the EU; demonised for years with defenders saying “well it’s not perfect”. We’ll lose it and all be worse off for it.
Fuck populism.
— Steven (@Reachingbroom) May 28, 2021
David Mitchell’s rant against Martin Bashir on #HIGNFY tonight was the best piece of television this week by a mile.
Having the freedom to speak like that about the BBC WHILST speaking on the BBC is the reason we NEED the BBC.
Brilliant. pic.twitter.com/w7B2LnsTm1
— Cal (@Panayisalad) May 28, 2021
To conclude …
David Mitchell on the BBC #HIGNFY pic.twitter.com/50BZjzxy3R
— Mr Rocking Gooner (@MrRockingGooner) May 28, 2021
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