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BBC, Channel 4 Part of British Identity, Says BAFTA and Oscar Winner Steve McQueen
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variety.comNaman Ramachandran Oscar, BAFTA and Turner Prize winner Steve McQueen has said that broadcasters BBC and Channel 4 are an integral part of British identity.
During the Virgin Media BAFTA TV awards on Sunday, McQueen said during his acceptance speech for winning best factual series for BBC documentary “Uprising” that BBC and Channel 4 have to be held tight and fought for every inch.
Both broadcasters are facing an existential threat from the U.K. government, with Channel 4 being privatized and the BBC’s funding being slashed in real terms.
Addressing a press conference after his latest BAFTA win, McQueen said: “We’re British, it’s part of our identity, it’s who we are.
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