News about Evan Davis

£10M Surrey mansion owned by the widow of Russian oil billionaire - who mysteriously died after falling out with Putin - burns down just one day after its three-year renovation is finished

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 7, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: Just a day after the completion of a three-year multi million pound renovation, the huge state-of-the art dream home was utterly destroyed. Inna Gudavadze is the widow of Badri Patarkatsishvili, a one-time collaborator of the Russian tyrant who became one of his fiercest critics and whose many suspects were assassinated. 67-year-old Gudavadze had hoped to emerge into the stunning country pile shortly, but a big fire ripped through it two weeks ago. All that remains of the supermansion have been charred walls and foundations have been shattered after the fire that sparked one of the UK's richest areas.

While MOTD is on air under new BBC rules, Gary Lineker will not be allowed to broadcast his political views on social media, but actors will be allowed to voice their opinions on topics that concern to them.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 28, 2023
After the Match of the Day host compared Suella Braverman's crackdown and Rwanda's anti-migrant boats to Nazi Germany's policies, Gary Lineker was urged to speak on Twitter and Instagram in a new report released today. As part of its social media study, the corporation has issued specific recommendations for high-profile presenters hosting flagship shows, which they must adhere to while the program is on air and for a two-week window before and after the series. It says, 'You are free to express your views on the topics that concern to you in a section named 'Flagship Programme Presenters,' a nod to Lineker and others.' This includes topics that may be both political and political debate.' Evan Davis of The Dragons, The One Show's Alex Jones, MasterChef hosts John Torode and Gregg Wallace, and Match Of The Day's Mark Chapman and Lineker were among those who breach the rules. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, and Lord Alan Sugar of Strictly Come Dancing have all been warned by the BBC that they may face discipline for using social media platforms. Mr Lineker, who has consistently slammed Tory ministers and policies in recent years as well as praise Just Stop Oil, has tweeted: 'All very sensible.'

Evan Davis of BBC talks about how his father died by himself, with his brother breaking the shocking news just moments after Dragon's Den star Michael Jackson married his wife

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 22, 2023
In an interview with the Times, Dragon's Den actor (pictured left) said he received a call from his brother Roland a few days after the service in Lambeth town hall last July, asking him to 'Call ASAP'. During the reception, he managed to ring his brother back, and then tell him that Quintin's father had taken their own life. On the day that 17 conservative MPs resigned, Evan married Guillaume Baltz, a French landscape architect, who compelled Boris Johnson himself to stand down as Prime Minister the day after.

In the midst of Prince Harry's drug remarks, Evan Davis was involved in a BBC impartiality controversy over the Radio 4 cannabis debate

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 6, 2023
Prince Harry (left) isn't the only one who appears to believe illegal drugs are a source of pure joy. Since his Radio 4 show failed to warn listeners' about 'opposition sides' regarding legalizing cannabis, I can reveal that BBC actor Evan Davis (right) has found himself at the center of another partisanship controversy. According to Radio 4's PM show, the corporation has partially upheld a lawsuit involving an interview Davis conducted with a scholar who was in favour of legalizing cannabis.

With 100 complaints about JK Rowling's remarks, BBC Radio has been hit by the trans radio presenter

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 6, 2023
When Stacey Henley, editor-in-chief of The Gamer, discussing a new Harry Potter video game, Hogwarts Legacy (centre), Evan Davis (pictured right) was hosting Thursday's prime show when she was speaking on Thursday. JK Rowling (left), a transgender activist, was accused by the trans radio host, of propagating "transphobia" and a "campaign against trans people."

During a radio chat about a Hogwarts game, BBC apologises for failing to take action in protest over JK Rowling's slurs

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 6, 2023
The BBC has apologised for allowing a trans visitor to accuse JK Rowling of transphobia without being asked. When Stacey Henley made the allegations while discussing a new Harry Potter video game, Hogwarts Legacy, Evan Davis was hosting Radio 4's PM show. Ms Henley, a trans woman and editor-in-chief of The Gamer, a website for video game enthusiasts, accused Ms Rowling of promoting 'transphobia' and a 'campaign against trans people.' 'Obviously, JK Rowling... wouldn't say she is transphobic,' Davis said.' But a women's organisation had skewed the piece, saying that Davis had made only 'perfunctory attempts' to intervene.

According to a veteran BBC Radio presenter, company executives refuse to respond to fee payers' calls

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 27, 2022
A veteran BBC presenter has admitted to being furious at how its managers refuse to respond to licence fee payers' comments in public. On his last show, Roger Bolton, who was fired as host of Radio 4's audience reaction show Feedback after 23 years, took a shot at BBC chiefs. These individuals should comply with the corporation's unique funding structure, according to him, but they could not afford it because of the corporation's unique funding structure. When speaking to listeners, he said that if the BBC was a publicly traded company, shareholders would be able to'ask questions of those who ran the business'.