UK News 14-01-2005 who: Radio 3 producer Antony Pitts what: Says he quit BBC over Jerry Springer: The Opera where: LONDON when: Wednesday snippet: "The musical, which featured Jesus in a nappy admitting he`s a bit gay, sparked demonstrations and 47,000 complaints," says The Sun. "Mr Pitts, who worked for Radio 3, walked out hours after last Saturday`s BBC2 broadcast." An article by TV editor Emily Smith suggests the programme was a "flopera" because it only received 1.8million viewers compared to the 2.8million who watched Match of the Day on BBC1. [... more]

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