Miriam O'Reilly is a former Countryfile presenter A man called Ray summed up the problem facing women on TV as they get older. I was on Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine show when Ray phoned up to share his view, formed over years of not just watching television but

CONCORD, N.C. (Feb. 12, 2012)—Mark Thompson will be making his sixth career start in the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 300 at the Daytona International Speedway – six more than his other four Venturini Motorsports teammates combined. Much like the iconic race tra

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(CONCORD, N.C. - February 13, 2012) - Mark Thompson, who finished second at Daytona in 2010, will make his 11th start there in Saturday's Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 - 11 more than his four Venturini Motorsports teammates combined. Much like the iconic race

He has vowed to ‘cherish’ the BBC’s older female presenters. But director general Mark Thompson may find that the feeling isn’t mutual after it emerged that some male presenters are being paid up to 40 times more than their female equivalents on other sh

In their final home basketball game of the season, Fairview’s girls produced their best outing of the year and stopped Circle, 60-20, Friday. “By far, from start to finish,” Fairview Coach Mark Thompson answered when asked if it was the team’s best game.

It's official: the BBC has a problem with older women. The director-general, Mark Thompson, has admitted as much, acknowledging that the BBC's treatment of Strictly judge Arlene Phillips and former Countryfile presenter Miriam O'Reilly – she won an age-d

THE BBC shelved a Newsnight investigation into allegations that Sir Jimmy Savile sexually abused a teenage girl in his dressing room at Television Centre, it has emerged. The woman claimed that the presenter molested her when she was 14 or 15 after invit

The BBC now stands accused of covering up the allegations, which were detailed in The Oldie magazine, because senior executives did not want the corporation’s reputation to be tarnished. A BBC News source said: “The extreme nature of the claims about Sav

BBC boss Mark Thompson has admitted that not enough older women present or star in the publicly funded broadcaster's top TV programmes. The director general said the BBC still has "a case to answer" about the way it treats older women on the air despite

LONDON - The BBC has pledged to put more older women into prominent on-screen roles, after admitting it had a case to answer about the lack of female presenters. In an article in the "Daily Mail," BBC director general Mark Thompson wrote that the BBC had

It may be too late for Miriam, or Moira or even Arlene. It's a bit late for Mark Thompson, to be honest, given that he has been director general for over seven years. But still, better late than never accept the fact that there are too few older women on

The BBC is right to be criticised for not featuring enough older women in leading roles in its television programmes, the broadcaster's director-general has admitted. Mark Thompson said there is "an underlying problem, that – whatever the individual succ

There are not enough older women on TV, the head of the BBC has admitted. Mark Thompson, director-general of the BBC, said that there are "manifestly" too few older women appearing in television's top programmes and presenting roles. He noted that althou

The head of the BBC has admitted there are not enough older women appearing in television's top programmes and presenting roles. Despite undergoing a "revolution" in recent years that has seen more women take top leadership roles, Mark Thompson said the

The BBC director-general, Mark Thompson, has admitted the broadcaster does not have enough older female newsreaders and presenters. He said the corporation had a "case to answer" over the lack of older women in "key news and current affairs presenting ro

Mark Thompson describes Miriam O'Reilly case as 'important wake-up' Says there are simply not enough women in 'key news' roles BBC director-general Mark Thompson has admitted there are not enough older women on television. The long-serving chief admitted

Published: Feb. 7, 2012 at 11:01 AM TEHRAN, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Sources inside Iran told the BBC several people have been detained for alleged links to the British broadcaster's Persian news service. The action follows charges Iranian authorities are conduct

7 February 2012 Last updated at 02:32 ET Human Rights Watch said the Iranian authorities were attempting to silence reporters and the BBC Reports from Iran say several people have been detained for alleged links to the BBC's Persian Service, which is ban