Losing faith in the BBC: Why the corporation’s religious coverage is coming under fire
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Tim Wyatt2021-10-23T12:58:00
Many Christians joined the Queen in celebrating 60 years of Songs of Praise, but a third of millennials have never even heard of the show. With the BBC still yet to appoint a new religion editor, has the corporation grown stale when it comes to Christianity?
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