Although Thomas had previously written for the BBC, it was a minor source of income and the occurrences intermittent.

The most complete footage that exists is used from the BBC source, and this was the main source of the DVD.

* 1976: Death sentence for mercenaries ( source BBC ).

With the increased rollout of Digital Audio Broadcasting ( DAB ) between 1995 and 2002, BBC Radio launched several new digital-only stations BBC Radio 1Xtra, BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC 7 in 2002 on 16 August, 11 March and 15 December respectively — the first for " new black British music ", the second as a source of performance-based " alternative " music, the latter specialising in archive classic comedy shows, drama and children's programmes.

However, the main source of its income was from the sale of radio receiving sets and transmitters manufactured by its shareholding member companies as well as from a portion of the government ( GPO ) license fee that had to be purchased by BBC listeners.

The BBC responded by saying that Kelly differed from Gilligan's key source in " important ways ".

On 20 July, Richard Sambrook, director of news at the BBC, revealed that Kelly was indeed the key source for Gilligan's report, and that the BBC had not said so before so as to protect Kelly.

* BBC statement confirming David Kelly as the source for Gilligan's report

* The Daily Telegraph in the United Kingdom claims attempts by the British Ministry of Defence ( MoD ) to destroy allegedly important documents about its treatment of BBC source Dr. David Kelly in the weeks before his suicide were foiled by a security guard, who found the documents scheduled for destruction and called the police.

* The British Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith demands that Prime Minister Tony Blair apologise for the comments of his press secretary, Tom Kelly, in which Kelly compared Dr. David Kelly, the BBC source who took his own life after his identity was revealed by the Ministry of Defence, to the fictional Walter Mitty character.

On 18 July 2003, Kelly, an employee of the Ministry of Defence, was found dead after he had been named as the source of quotations used by BBC journalist Andrew Gilligan.

Kelly had been the source for reports made by three BBC journalists that the Government, particularly the press office of Tony Blair, the Prime Minister, had knowingly embellished the dossier with misleading exaggerations of Iraq's military capabilities ; specifically, a claim that Iraq had the ability to launch a strike using " weapons of mass destruction " within 45 minutes.

The BBC has come under pressure to commission more programmes from independent British production companies, and indeed is legally required to source 25 % of its output from such companies by the terms of the Broadcasting Act 1990.

Due to its longevity, it is seen as a source of ' official ' and exclusive information, sharing a close relationship with the television production team and the BBC.

The most consistent source of folk music on radio, has been BBC Radio 2.

* Imaging ancient insects with synchrotron light source -- BBC

Many documents lack any title at all ( whereas for later stories they are clearer ), including the 1974 BBC Enterprises listing A Quick Guide to Doctor Who, which was the main source of titles for most early fan reference works.

Kelly had committed suicide after his exposure as the source for a controversial report by fellow BBC journalist Andrew Gilligan, in which it was claimed that the British government had deliberately exaggerated the threat posed by Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction in order to justify a war.

In 2003 he was one of three reporters to use David Kelly as a source for the BBC story claiming that the British Government had " sexed up " a dossier describing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

Rumours suggest that GLC was signed after record label bosses heard The Darkness playing GLC tracks whilst on tour ( source: BBC Radio 1-GLC Documentary ).

For the BBC he commented the 1960 European Cup Final between Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt at Hampden Park, widely regarded as one of the greatest football matches ever played.

In 1999, DJ Simon Mayo commented on BBC Radio 1: " Marillion ... where are they now?

Sandy Smith, the BBC programme's producer, commented that the church of Scientology has " no way of dealing with any kind of criticism at all.

The BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who has often been heavily influenced by the various Quatermass serials, and despite Kneale's dislike of it (" It sounded a terrible idea and I still think it was ," he commented in 1986 ) and his refusal to write for it, unofficial references to Quatermass have appeared in the programme and its spinoffs.

The BBC commented that the nomination raised Bollywood hopes that Indian films would become more popular in the US.

The BBC commented in its coverage that: " Donington's bid looks over, and that Ecclestone has offered the race to Silverstone.

Since retiring, Bearden has written books based on his experiences, commented on current events, and appeared on television, including Secret Warriors ( Discovery Channel ), Covert Action ( BBC ), The Power of Nightmares ( BBC2 ) and Heroes Under Fire ( The History Channel ).

Justin commented in his BBC column that " Darren Gough will retire as one of the most respected and admired cricketers of our generation.

After allegations that he hid evidence associated with the death of Wilkie, and an investigation by South Wales Police, Howells in 2004 commented in a BBC Wales documentary that when he heard the news, he thought " hang on, we've got all those records we've kept over in the NUM offices, there's all those maps on the wall, we're gonna get implicated in this ".

" David Attenborough commented: “ When Birt gets up and says the whole of the BBC was a creative mess and it was wasteful, I never saw any evidence of that.

Magazines Edge and Retro Gamer commented that most official and unofficial ports failed to accurately emulate the arcade's gameplay, citing Planetoid, an unofficial version for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron published by Acornsoft, as the only home version to succeed.

" This was reprinted the following month in the Southern Daily Echo, following which a BBC spokesperson commented " Out of context these notes sound harsh and we apologise if they offend anyone.

The BBC commented that " the style of commentary owed much to the poet in John.

A BBC report commented that French Foreign Minister, Bernard Kouchner, denied French responsibility in connection with the genocide but said that political errors had been made.

Dave Spikey and Tony Green commented on BBC Radio 1's Colin and Edith show on 19 April 2006: "... is The only gameshow on the television in which the prizes get a round of applause ..." then joked around about some of the more " naff " prizes on the show.

Mervyn Watson, executive producer of Casualty, has commented on the origins of the idea to fully cross the two shows over for the first time: " I think the idea came from somebody in the comedy department, who casually said to the Controller of Drama ' Wouldn't it be a good idea if ....' The Controller did think it was a good idea, spoke to myself and Holby's executive producer, got it commissioned by the Head of BBC One and the rest is history.

He commented in an interview with BBC Somerset that he was in discussions to potentially return at some point to the county in the future in a coaching capacity.

Imi commented: " I was stuck in a rut after working on Dr Finlay's Casebook and Maigret – standard BBC productions.

Prior to his 2002 move to the United States, Diffey commented on the Superbike World Championship and presented coverage of the World Rally Championship for the BBC in the United Kingdom.

On 8 February 2011, Natasha commented in a BBC radio interview on Steve Wright in the Afternoon that she and her husband Justin Bower had performed as disguised extras for the English National Ballet although she " had insisted that her name was not used in the programme ".

BBC commentator and 1976 world champion James Hunt famously commented, " Well we've got this ridiculous situation where we're all sitting by the start-finish line waiting for a winner to come past and we don't seem to be getting one!

The Daily Mirror commented: " The biggest plus of Euro 2012 must be the scaremongering presented by BBC ’ s Panorama of ­ violence and terrible ­ racism in Poland and Ukraine largely proved to be just that.

Miss P, who would later DJ the first reggae show on BBC Radio 1, commented: " There's never been a station run like DBC.

Since quitting EastEnders in 1988, BBC bosses made numerous offers for her to return, but she never accepted any of the offers ; recently she commented " Why tarnish the gorgeous creation that was Angie Watts ?".

This unique aspect of Crowe's artistry, combining original material with a range of covers to equal praise and draw, has been commented upon extensively in print and broadcast media, including a November 2008 BBC radio documentary, " The Fourth, The Fifth, The Minor Fall ".