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BBC defends 'buy Joe's record' comment after Rage swearing incident

Complaints of pro-X Factor bias to BBC after response to band's swearing in Christmas No 1 battleFirst the BBC had to apologise for Rage Against the Machine's four-letter outburst on BBC Radio 5 Live. Now it has had to defend itself again after listeners complained that 5 Live breakfast presenter Shelagh Fogarty endorsed the band's chart rival, Joe McElderry.Fogarty made the comment after the US punk rock band, who appeared on the breakfast show on Friday during the battle for the Christmas No 1...

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11:49 on December 22 2009

BBC defends 'buy Joe's record' comment after Rage swearing incident

Guardian Music — Complaints of pro-X Factor bias to BBC after response to band's swearing in Christmas No 1 battleFirst the BBC had to apologise for Rage Against the Machine's four-letter... more info
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