controversial programme
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controversial
adjective
uk/ˌkɒn.trəˈvɜː.ʃəl/us/ˌkɑːn.trəˈvɝː.ʃəl/
causing disagreement ...
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programme
noun[C]
uk/ˈprəʊ.ɡræm/us/ˈproʊ.ɡræm/
a broadcast on television ...
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It has been acontroversialprogramme, however, with some reports of very high economic returns and others critical of the eectiveness and costs.
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There is a presumption by some commentators that the viewer is unable to spot a biased andcontroversialprogramme.
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The rate support grant has inevitably been a complex andcontroversialprogrammeaffecting directly every local authority and every constituency in the country.
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It is those who are denying the right of reply in some form to acontroversialprogramme—that happens very often—who are the real censors.
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Their bias would naturally be expressed in the form the comment took or the choice of people who would engage in thecontroversialprogramme.
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There have been periods in the history of this country when the forcing through of a drastic andcontroversialprogrammehas been in the national interest.
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From time to time, we saw and discussed highly controversial programmes.
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There has always been a tendency to produce controversial programmes, and as the years go by people have become bolder and bolder.
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It produces a lot of controversial programmes which come from a wide political spectrum.
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Its presence at the heart of the broadcasting system has brought diversity, independence and quality albeit, inevitably, with some controversial programmes, and occasionally some mistakes.
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Anyone who puts on controversial programmes is like a man driving along an unmarked frontier that he knows he must not cross.
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We are fortunate to have television and radio stations that are not afraid to make controversial programmes.
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