“The BBC Has Got Itself Into A Real Mess” Carol Vorderman Quits Radio Show Over Social Media Rules

Carol Vorderman has announced she is leaving her BBC radio show because she is ‘not prepared to lose her voice’ after the corporation introduced new social media guidelines. The 62-year-old former Countdown star said management had decided she should give up her Saturday morning show on BBC Radio Wales over a breach of the guidelines. Vorderman has been vocal in her criticism of the Government on social media and has had several arguments on X, formerly Twitter, with Tory MPs. Under the BBC’s new social media guidelines, presenters on flagship programmes including Match Of The Day (MOTD) and The Apprentice have been banned from making attacks on political parties. TalkTV’s Kevin O’Sullivan and Alex Phillips are joined by author of ‘Can We Trust The BBC?’ Robin Aitken to discuss the story. Kevin says: “I know a lot of BBC staff are pretty angry about this situation.” #bbc #carolvorderman #talktv #talkradio