Qatar: a World Cup size failure of sports journalism?

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Taking stock of the BBC cuts

This week the BBC announced more cuts as part of its drive to save £500 million, following on from a series of other budget saving measures over the last few months. Katie and Ros talk to BBC Deputy Director-General Rhodri Talfan-Davies, and take stock of everything announced so ...  Show more

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