Thompson reassures stars over Mock the Week censure

Rebecca Adlington

BBC director general Mark Thompson has given reassurances to key corporation talent that Mock the Week can still be “edgy”, as he was quizzed last night over a BBC Trust ruling regarding a joke about athlete Rebecca Adlington.

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