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Daily Mirror
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Rebecca Cook

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Bbc scrap doctor who and strictly come dancing spin off from russia amid ukraine invasion - Caught on Camera

The BBC has asked Russian broadcasters to pull popular programmes including Doctor Who and a Strictly Come Dancing spin-off from schedules following President Vladimir Putin ’s invasion of Ukraine.

The announcement from BBC bosses came on Tuesday and stated that the broadcaster has stopped all content licensing from being aired to Russian viewers.

This comes after five people have died and another five were injured in a Russian airstrike blast launched by Vladimir Putin’s forces that damaged the Kyiv TV tower, according to Ukraine officials.

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