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Statement on interview with Alan Dershowitz

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We’re aware of Conservative Party Facebook adverts using edited BBC content. This is a completely unacceptable use of BBC content which distorts our output and which could damage perceptions of our impartiality. We are asking the Conservatives to remove these adverts.

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BBC Statement on Ed Lawrence

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Delighted to have @BBCAlagiah back in the studio tonight 😊

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BBC statement on #Kashmir coverage

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Wonderful to see @BBCAlagiah back where he belongs! Welcome back George.

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We are aware of a fake video with BBC News branding suggesting Ukraine was responsible for last week’s missile attack on Kramatorsk train station. The BBC is taking action to have the video removed. We urge people not to share it and to check stories on the BBC News website.

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Liz Truss has cancelled her BBC One interview with Nick Robinson which was due to air this Tuesday evening (30th August) at 7pm. Ms Truss’ team say she can no longer spare the time to appear on “Our Next Prime Minister”. (1/2)

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The UK Government took the BBC to court to try and block publication of this story

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MI5 agent used secret status to terrorise girlfriend - BBC News

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Update on India:

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We've reviewed what was said re polling on @bbcquestiontime . A YouGov poll published on the day of the programme suggested a lead for the Conservatives. Diane Abbott was also right that some other polls suggested Labour either as ahead or tied, & we should have made that clear.

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We’re delighted to announce that @BBCRosAtkins has been appointed as Analysis Editor for @BBCNews Congratulations Ros! 🎉 Read more here:

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BBC statement in response to Chinese ban of BBC World News

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One of our @BBCIndia journalists from the Delhi bureau, @ArunodayM , has continued reporting live from home thanks to the help of a very important person... #BBCWFH #workingfromhome #Covid19 #India 🇮🇳

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Our China correspondent @TheJohnSudworth has relocated.

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We know coronavirus is affecting BAME communities disproportionately. Here is an important message from @BBCAsianNetwork . Please share 🙏

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Delighted to announce the appointment of @ChrisMasonBBC as the BBC's new Political Editor. Chris will take up his post in May after the local elections.

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Congratulations to @BBCVickiYoung who has been announced as @BBCNews new Deputy Political Editor.

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BBC statement on last night's Newsnight

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New @afneil political programme, The Andrew Neil Show, will start next week on @BBCTwo

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BBC statement:

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While preparing to broadcast, our reporter, her production team and guests were subjected to racist and abusive behaviour. We are appalled by what happened and will be reporting the incident to the police. We will not tolerate racism or abuse of our staff.

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Apologies to our guests who we had to send home without putting on air after myself and team were subjected to racist and abusive behaviour - sad obstruction of reporting of a national crisis. Yes I’m furious

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We’re pleased to announce that Caitríona Perry ( @CaitrionaPerry ) will be joining the BBC News channel as a Chief Presenter, based in Washington D.C. Welcome to the team Caitríona! Read more:

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This fake survey on Karnataka polls has been circulating on Whats App and claims to be from BBC News. We'd like to make it absolutely clear that it is #fake and does not come from the BBC. The BBC does not commission pre-election surveys in India. #fakenews

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BBC News is pleased to announce that @BBCSteveR has become Russia Editor, effective immediately. Read more here:

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WATCH: R Kelly’s former girlfriend Kitti Jones shares with @BenjaminZand her experiences of abuse and grooming during their relationship. R Kelly: Sex, Girls & Videotapes is available on @BBCThree now

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The other candidate for the Conservative leadership, Rishi Sunak, was interviewed by Nick on 10th August. We regret that it has not been possible to do an in depth interview with both candidates despite having reached agreement to do so. (2/2)

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BBC statement about Laura Kuenssberg

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. @afneil is an excellent interviewer who's bound by exactly the same rules of on-air impartiality as every other BBC journalist. That's how.

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If the BBC is politically neutral, how does it explain Andrew Neil? | Owen Jones

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George Alagiah shares words of encouragement with fellow cancer patients after testing positive for coronavirus. Very pleased @BBCAlagiah is feeling better and we wish him well!

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BBC statement on missing BBC Burmese journalist, Aung Thura

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Well we already know he is light on his feet! 😂🏊‍♂️💦 Good luck to @mikebreakfast who will be taking to the @bbcstrictly dance floor. 🕺 #Strictly

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The BBC calls for immediate action by the Chinese government to stop the attacks on journalists following reporting on the floods in Henan Province.

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We are delighted to announce that Emily Maitlis will be the new lead presenter for BBC Newsnight. Kirsty Wark will be taking up an enhanced role on the programme and Emma Barnett will also be joining the presenting team. @maitlis | @KirstyWark | @Emmabarnett | @BBCNewsnight

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We are delighted to announce that @faisalislam has been appointed the new BBC Economics Editor. He will take up the role in the new year. Press release to follow.

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The BBC will broadcast a response from the Leader of the Opposition to last night’s statement by the UK Prime Minister 17:50 📻 @BBCRadio4 | @BBCSounds 18:55 📺 @BBCOne | @BBCNews Channel with sign language interpreter

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We are pleased to announce that Fiona Bruce is the new presenter of @BBCQuestionTime on @BBCOne . Fiona will start the role on 10th January. Press release to follow. #bbcqt

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WATCH: “This could be the last video I make… If you are watching this... either I’m dead or I’m in a very bad situation” Tonight @BBCTwo 9pm ‘Escape from Dubai: The Mystery of the Missing Princess’ is the dramatic story of a Princess who tried to flee & hasn't been seen since

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BBC statement on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) police raid:

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We are delighted to announce two new appointments: ⭐️Jon Kay is appointed @BBCBreakfast presenter ⭐️Victoria Derbyshire is appointed @BBCNewsnight presenter Read more:

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Delighted to announce Laura Kuenssberg ( @BBCLauraK ) as the permanent presenter of the BBC’s new-look Sunday morning politics programme @BBCOne , from September

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Interview on @BBCr4today We regret that we did not robustly challenge Martin Tyler on a comment which appeared to link Hillsborough & hooliganism. Martin has since apologised for the comment & clarified that these were separate examples & he did not intend to conflate the two.

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WATCH: “I couldn’t sleep the night before, I was very very nervous….it was a day that I’ll never forget.” Escape from Dubai: The Mystery of the Missing Princess, 9pm @BBCTwo #EscapeFromDubai

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This is complete rubbish (and was rubbish when it last circulated in 2014). Jeremy is currently reporting from London, and will be back in the Middle East soon

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Poor Jeremy Bowen - now getting the Corbyn treatment for telling the truth

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🔉 @BBCJamesCook , North America correspondent, hit by tree during radio report about Hurricane Lane in Hawaii. Update: He’s okay.

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THREAD: Everybody has seen some of the @BBCNews countdown at some point, but has anybody ever seen the entire thing? To celebrate 65 years of BBC TV news, we thought it was time to finally release the definitive version… the FULL 90 seconds #bbcnewscountdown #bbctvnews65 (1/5)

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The Income Tax Authorities are currently at the BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai and we are fully cooperating. We hope to have this situation resolved as soon as possible.

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👀 The new and improved BBC News studio airs tonight at 10! @thehuwedwards gives us the tour…

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We're pleased to announce that James Waterhouse has been appointed as Ukraine Correspondent for BBC News. Congratulations James! 🎉

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@afneil For those asking when Boris Johnson's interview will take place, we're in ongoing discussions with his team but we haven't yet been able to fix a date

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Emily @maitlis has been named one of The Vogue 25 - @BritishVogue ’s list of the most influential women in Britain 2020

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Update on broadcasting from inside Russia

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Kirsty Wark will step down as a lead presenter at @BBCNewsnight after the next election. She has presented the programme for exactly 30 years today. Kirsty will continue to present for the BBC on a range of programmes. Thank you for 30 remarkable years!

Kirsty Wark to step down as a lead presenter of Newsnight after 30 years

Kirsty will continue to present for the BBC on programmes including The Reunion, Start the Week on Radio 4, as well as documentaries

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Ros Atkins On The Week is a new, innovative topical programme coming to @BBCOne & @BBCiPlayer Drawing on his critically-acclaimed style of explainers, Ros will set the record straight on the biggest stories in a longer, distinctive format Read more:

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The BBC’s increasing access to news on #Ukraine and #Russia by making a free TV news bulletin available to EBU member broadcasters, and launching Tik Tok channels in English and Russian

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BBC News is increasing access to its independent journalism on the invasion of Ukraine.

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One of the big unanswered Brexit questions... 🤔🤔🤔

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Statement on #BBC journalists in #Belarus

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“For the last time, I’m going to say Laura Kuenssberg, our political editor, thank you… for seven years of very hard work” @sophieraworth bids farewell as @bbclaurak signs off

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Below is our statement on last night's @BBCNewsnight . It's not the job of BBC journalists to pretend that things aren't happening when they can see that they are. #Newsnight

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Congratulations to @StaceyDooley who has been recognised with an MBE for services to broadcasting in the Queen’s #BirthdayHonours list. We concur, your majesty! 👏👏👏

Stacey Dooley: I owe my MBE to my mum and all the women who inspire me - BBC Three

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Tissues ready, it's @BBCSimonMcCoy 's last day.

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This video clip claiming to be a #BBC news report about NATO and Russia has been circulating widely, particularly on WhatsApp. We'd like to make absolutely clear that it's a #fake and does not come from the BBC. #fakenews

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Happy one year anniversary @Robert_E_Kelly & family - thank you for bringing so much joy to our audience! 🙌 #bbcdad

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Our very own @HuwBBC went back to school to show young people how to spot fake or false info. AND he also showed them how to #DoTheHuw 👔💁‍♂️ #CGMS17

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BBC response to BBC World Service being taken off air in Hong Kong

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BBC response to statement from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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@nexta_tv @BBCNews We are aware of a fake video with BBC News branding suggesting Ukraine was responsible for last week’s missile attack on Kramatorsk train station. The BBC is taking action to have the video removed. We urge people not to share it and to check stories on the BBC News website.

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BBC confirms @afneil interviews with @Jeremy_Hunt & @BorisJohnson "The Andrew Neil Interviews: Jeremy Hunt & Boris Johnson" will air on @BBCOne on Friday 12 July at 1900 BST

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@TheCanarySays @bbclaurak is not speaking at this @csjthinktank event. At Labour & Conservative conferences to report impartially for @BBCNews

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@katiehind For the record, this is the statement we sent you last night: “The role has been advertised under fair and open recruitment and we will make an announcement at the appropriate time.”

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Tim Davie: “We will continue giving the Russian people access to the truth, however we can.” New figures show millions of Russians are turning to BBC News with audiences tripling in the last week. New SW frequencies have been added for #Russia & #Ukraine

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The shocking moment the Beirut explosion happened was caught on camera by Maryam Toumi, a journalist for @BBCArabic who was conducting a video interview at the time. Warning - distressing images.

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“One day I will tell you there are no new cases… until then we’ll be here to help you understand what’s happening every step of the way” Follow the latest news on the pandemic, with BBC News:

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Congratulations to Sarah Smith ( @BBCSarahSmith ) who has been appointed as BBC News’ North America Editor. She will start her post, based in Washington DC, early in the New Year. More details here:

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BBC News - an apology

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Like everyone else, we've just heard the Prime Minister has accepted the BBC’s offer to take part in a debate on the Brexit deal on Sunday 9 December. We’re delighted she’s agreed and hope to hear soon from the Labour party. (1/2)

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Jackie Weaver Has the authority @BBCBreakfast

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Stuck at home and needing creative inspiration? The, um, BBC News theme tune is here for you...

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positively phenomenal use of the BBC News theme tune. Little does she know this is actually how we make the news

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The Prime Minister will be interviewed on tomorrow's Andrew Marr programme. Statement here.

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Fresh off the back of her recent debut on #BBCNewsSix , tonight @TinaDaheley presents her first #BBCNewsTen on @BBCOne . Congratulations, Tina!

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When reliable news is in short supply, people all over the world tune in to @BBCWorldService #Kashmir #bbcworldnews

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🚨 The BBC has achieved its highest ever global audience. 🌍 We are on track to reach half a billion people worldwide ahead of our centenary in 2022. 💯 Read full release here 👉

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MI5 agent used secret status to terrorise girlfriend - BBC News

MI5 agent used secret status to terrorise girlfriend

The government tried to block publication of the story about the agent who attacked with a machete.

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Watch the evolution of our evening news jingles as we celebrate the 64th anniversary of BBC TV News. Show your age, which one do you remember first watching?

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We are delighted to announce @adamfleming has been appointed as the BBC's Chief Political Correspondent. Congratulations Adam! 👏👏👏

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'I’m calling from Israeli intelligence. We have the order to bomb. You have two hours'

An extraordinary warning call to a Palestinian dentist starts the panicked evacuation of a Gazan neighbourhood.

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We reject allegations made by @AmbLiuXiaoMing @globaltimesnews & @MFA_China about this report: BBC sent requests for comment to Chinese Govt & Xinjiang authorities - neither responded. We stand by our journalism & would still welcome a detailed response.

China Uighurs: A model's video gives a rare glimpse inside internment

Seven months ago Merdan Ghappar disappeared in Xinjiang. Then his family started getting messages.

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BBC reports are full of ideological biases, violate the professional ethics of journalism and seriously mislead the audience. The fake news on #Xinjiang damages the credibility of @BBC . Some Western media must stop spreading rumors on Xinjiang.

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On the Six O’Clock news headline tonight we said that Alex Salmond had claimed the First Minister had ‘broken the ministerial code and that he thinks she should resign'. We would like to clarify that Mr Salmond did not say that the First Minister should resign. (1/2)

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We are pleased to announce @amolrajan will be joining the @BBCr4today team, as well as presenting a major new @BBCTwo interview series and a new two-part documentary on the royals.

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She's 16. She has Aspergers. She's addressed the UN. In her own words - "you are never too small to make a difference". On Monday @GretaThunberg , founder of #fridaysforfuture , guest edits @BBCr4today #r4today

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How do you read a script when you can’t see it? @SeanDilleyNEWS explains all, as he and his guide dog Sammy report on Johnny Depp's libel case against The Sun from outside the Royal Courts of Justice. #DiverseStorytelling

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We're wishing George well with his treatment & hoping to see him on screen as much as possible

George Alagiah 'grateful for support' as cancer returns

The BBC News anchor will "aim to be on-air as much as possible" as he begins more treatment for bowel cancer.

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Delighted to announce Katie Razzall as our new Culture and Media editor, taking the reins from Amol Rajan. Thank you @amolrajan and congratulations @katierazz ! 👏👏

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BBC News has confirmed two news appointments: @jessbrammar as editor of BBC news channels and @BBCDanahar as lead, World story team

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To mark the 20th anniversary of BBC World News' cinema show, @BBCTalkMovies , the prolific @iamsrk gave an exclusive interview to the show's presenter @tombrook . #BBCWorldNews | Sat 11 Jan | 12:30 GMT

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To be clear, as @timesofindia points out, 'BBC News Hub' is not a BBC site. It is an imitation site which is not in any way affiliated to the #BBC #india

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It's Christmas Eve, and the final surprise behind the last door of our uplifting 2020 #AdventCalendar is @BBCSteveR with a Russian twist on a festive classic 🎅🦌

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Don't miss #Bollywood legend Shah Rukh Khan as he sits down with #TalkingMovies @tombrook to discuss 20 years of Bollywood, the successes, the failures & the future of Indian cinema @iamsrk @BBCTalkMovies #India

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