Blast at Scots subtitles.TELLY chiefs were blasted last night after using subtitles sub·ti·tle n. 1. A secondary, usually explanatory title, as of a literary work. 2. A printed translation of the dialogue of a foreign-language film shown at the bottom of the screen. tr.v. as Scots recalled memories of the Queen Mum. Beeb bosses thought English viewers wouldn't understand the accents. But Roseanna Cunningham Roseanna Cunningham (born July 27 1951, Glasgow) is a Scottish politician, and member for the Scottish National Party for Perth in the Scottish Parliament. Raised in Australia, she returned to Scotland and was a member of the left-wing 79 Group inside the Scottish National , the SNP SNP Scottish National Party Noun 1. SNP - (genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered; SNPs are usually considered to be point mutations that have been evolutionarily media spokeswoman hit back: "What next? Will they have subtitles for EastEnders?" A number of Scots also complained to the Sunday Mail. The row broke out after In Love With Elizabeth was screened. It dealt with the Queen Mother's early life in Angus. A BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. spokeswoman said: "We use subtitles as a last resort. But because of the accent and age, there was no alternative." |
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