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Some have suggested that the BBC under Curran was overtly middle-class, perhaps citing the claim by Edward Barnes, head of children's TV for the BBC at the time, that admirable characters should not be seen eating " chocolate and chips ".

There have also been repeated claims that MI5 had an overt influence on " vetting " BBC employees at the time, and those who believe that MI5 attempted to undermine the 1974-76 Labour government have claimed that it also influenced an overt Tory bias in BBC news bulletins of that period.