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The '''British Broadcasting Corporation''' ('''BBC''') is the state-owned media corporation of the [[United Kingdom]], with a globally-renowned news service, '''BBC News'''.
The '''British Broadcasting Corporation''' ('''BBC''') is the state-owned media corporation of the [[United Kingdom]], with a globally-renowned news service, '''BBC News'''.


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==Notes==
==Notes==
*The BBC has given rise to many fictional pastiches, including [[BBS News]] and the [[Cybertronian Broadcasting Company|CBC]].
*The BBC has given rise to many fictional pastiches, including [[BBS News]] and the [[Cybertronian Broadcasting Company|CBC]].
*The BBC holds linear broadcasting rights to ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]'', something which became controversial when they censored the discussion of nonbinary people in "[[Home, Part 1]]". In a copy-and-paste email response to complaints, the corporation "defended" themselves, saying the scene was cut "because it didn’t provide the accuracy of language we need for our young audience, specifically a definition of the meaning of ‘non-binary’ which was given by one of the characters. We left in [other] dialogue [in the show] where characters discuss their pronouns which makes clear that they don’t identify themselves according to binary gender beliefs". Ah-''huh''.
*The BBC holds linear broadcasting rights to ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]'', something which became controversial when they censored the discussion of nonbinary people in "[[Home, Part 1]]". In an email response to complaints, the corporation defended themselves, saying the scene was cut "because it didn’t provide the accuracy of language we need for our young audience, specifically a definition of the meaning of ‘non-binary’ which was given by one of the characters. We left in [other] dialogue [in the show] where characters discuss their pronouns which makes clear that they don’t identify themselves according to binary gender beliefs".
*On [[February 5|5 February]] [[2024]], the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' Twitter account [https://twitter.com/TransformersWar/status/1754497653067395263 posted] a gag image of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] hosting BBC News.
*On [[February 5|5 February]] [[2024]], the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' Twitter account [https://twitter.com/TransformersWar/status/1754497653067395263 posted] a gag image of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] hosting BBC News.



Revision as of 00:54, 29 June 2025

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the state-owned media corporation of the United Kingdom, with a globally-renowned news service, BBC News.

Fiction

The Last Knight film

When Cybertron approached Earth, Izabella watched several news broadcasts about global panic, with BBC News reporting "Fear in the streets". The Last Knight

See also

Notes

  • The BBC has given rise to many fictional pastiches, including BBS News and the CBC.
  • The BBC holds linear broadcasting rights to Transformers: EarthSpark, something which became controversial when they censored the discussion of nonbinary people in "Home, Part 1". In an email response to complaints, the corporation defended themselves, saying the scene was cut "because it didn’t provide the accuracy of language we need for our young audience, specifically a definition of the meaning of ‘non-binary’ which was given by one of the characters. We left in [other] dialogue [in the show] where characters discuss their pronouns which makes clear that they don’t identify themselves according to binary gender beliefs".
  • On 5 February 2024, the Transformers: Earth Wars Twitter account posted a gag image of Grimlock and Dinobot hosting BBC News.