First Press round-up following Brian’s press day yesterday [15 Aug 2024]…
Wide coverage coming from the PA, Press Association, interview.
15 August:
The Argus
Brian May: Animal welfare community ‘disappointed’ by Labour’s badger cull stance
Sir Brian May has said the animal welfare community is “very disappointed” by the new Labour Government’s current stance on badger culling.
Brian May: The Badgers, The Farmers And Me is to air on August 23 at 9pm on BBC Two and BBC Two Wales.
https://www.theargus.co.uk/leisure/national/24521972.brian-may-animal-welfare-community-disappointed-labours-badger-cull-stance/
Daily Mail
Queen legend Brian May blasts Labour over its badger culling stance and has accused Sir Keir Starmer’s party of axing its manifesto pledge to end it.
Brian May: The Badgers, The
Farmers And Me is to air on August 23 at 9pm on BBC Two and BBC Two Wales.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13748433/sir-brian-badger-culling-campaign-criticises-keir-starmer.html
Farmers Guardian
Anti-badger campaigners say Government ‘has broken manifesto promises.’
READ NOW: Queen guitarist Sir Brian May unveils BBC film looking at link between badgers and bTB
https://www.farmersguardian.com/news/4346910/anti-badger-cull-campaigners-government-broken-manifesto-promises
Gazette Series (by PA News Agency)
Brian May: Animal welfare community disappointed by Labour’s badger Cull Stance
Sir Brian May has said the animal welfare community is “very disappointed” by the new Labour Government’s current stance on badger culling.
https://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/leisure/national/24521972.brian-may-animal-welfare-community-disappointed-labours-badger-cull-stance/
Guitar.com
Brian May says his new badger-culling documentary “will outrage viewers more than anything since the Post Office scandal”
“You’ll see the monumental failure of British authorities to deal with the terrible problem of bovine TB, and the tragically wasteful slaughter of cows and badgers.
https://guitar.com/news/music-news/brian-may-badger-culling-documentary/
ITV News
Brian May: Animal welfare community ‘disappointed’ by Labour’s badger cull stance
Sir Brian May has said the animal welfare community is “very disappointed” by the new Labour Government’s current stance on badger culling.
https://www.itv.com/news/2024-08-15/brian-may-animal-welfare-groups-disappointed-by-labours-badger-cull-stance
The Standard
Brian May: Animal welfare community ‘disappointed’ by Labour’s badger cull stance
The musician has been campaigning against badger culling for more than a decadeBrian May: The Badgers, The Farmers And Me is to air on August 23 at 9pm on BBC Two and BBC Two Wales.
https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/brian-may-labour-government-bbc-wales-b1176802.html
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Speaking about the new documentary, Sir Brian May said he “came in to save the badgers”
The Animal Reader/ Daily Animal News
Queen guitarist Brian May explores UK badger culling in new documentary
Legendary Queen guitarist and wildlife advocate Sir Brian May explores the UK badger culling in his new documentary Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me.
Farmers Weekly
Queen guitarist presents new programme on TB and badgers
A new BBC documentary, fronted by Queen guitarist and wildlife activist Brian May, claims to have identified the real source of bovine TB spread among cattle.
https://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/queen-guitarist-presents-new-programme-on-tb-and-badgers
Farming UK
BBC follows Sir Brian May in new badger cull programme
Speaking about the new documentary, Sir Brian May said he “came in to save the badgers”
https://www.farminguk.com/news/bbc-follows-sir-brian-may-in-new-badger-cull-programme_65144.html
Hits 96
Queen Guitarist Brian May Set To Host ‘The Badgers, The Farmers And Me
Legendary Queen guitarist Brian May is also an avowed wildlife activist. The rock legend is set to host the U.K. documentary, Brian May: The Badgers, The Farmers And Me, which will air on BBC Two on Friday, August 23.
https://www.hits96.com/i/queen-guitarist-brian-may-set-to-host-the-badgers-the-farmers-and-me/
Planet Rock
Brian May to front BBC documentary ‘The Badgers, The Farmers And Me’
Queen guitarist is a long-time campaigner against badger culling
https://hellorayo.co.uk/planet-rock/news/rock-news/brian-may-badger-documentary/
Yahoo Movies/Bang Showbiz
Brian May to front BBC badger culling documentary
Brian May is to present a documentary about badger culling for the BBC.
https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/movies/brian-may-front-bbc-badger-113000933.html
Absolute Radio
Queen guitarist, animal rights activist and astrophysicist Brian May is to front a one-off documentary on the crisis caused by bovine tuberculosis and his opposition to the controversial badger cull.
Queen guitarist is a long-time campaigner against badger culling
https://hellorayo.co.uk/absolute-radio/music/news/brian-may-bbc-badger-doc/
Audacy -Sunny 98.1
Queen’s Brian May is on a mission to stop badger culling: ‘It’s a tragic human drama’
Our findings, tracking years of research, are revolutionary and shocking – some will say heretical’
https://www.audacy.com/sunny981sd/news/queens-brian-may-is-on-a-mission-to-stop-badger-culling
Farmers Guardian
Queen guitarist Sir Brian May unveils new BBC film looking at the link between badgers and bTB
Rock legend says content will turn cattle farming practices ‘upside down’
https://www.farmersguardian.com/news/4346429/queen-guitarist-sir-brian-unveils-bbc-film-looking-link-badgers-btb
Female First
Brian May to front BBC badger culling documentary
Queen guitarist is aiming to raise awareness of the “tragic” culling of badgers in the one-off BBC documentary ‘Brian May: The Badgers, The Farmers and Me’.
https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/tv/news/brian-may-front-bbc-badger-culling-documentary-1404507.html
Nova i.e.
Brian May Stars In New Badger Culling Documentary
Queen guitarist Brian May is to front in a brand new BBC documentary about Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) and badger culling.
https://www.nova.ie/brian-may-stars-in-new-badger-culling-documentary-254926/
Radio X
Brian May to front one-off documentary on badger culling
The legendary Queen guitarist believes the one-off documentary will “outrage viewers”.
https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/queen/brian-may-to-front-one-off-documentary-on-badger-culling/
The Sun
Queen legend in shock career move as he signs up to front BBC documentary that will ‘outrage viewers’
Queen legend Sir Brian May is set to front BBC documentary centres around badger culling
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/29851996/brian-may-documentary-film-bbc-badger-culling/