Disasters Emergency Committee a total of £107 million. On 22 January 2009, the BBC declined a request from the DEC to screen an appeal to raise money to aid relief efforts for victims of conflict in the Gaza Strip. This decision was the object of considerable controversy within the BBC as it is the only time the BBC is known to have refused such a request from the DEC; the 2009 Gaza appeal in question was screened by Channel 4 and ITV and raised £8.3m. Since then, the BBC has broadcast other DEC aid appeals for people in Gaza, without similar controversy. The
Where the Sky Begins Where the Sky Begins Where the Sky Begins is a Canadian documentary television series which aired on CBC Television in 1976. This 13-part series concerned the history of aviation, an international joint production of Bavaria Films, ORTF, Radio-Canada and Telcia Films. It was originally produced in French, then the English-dubbed version was developed by Cinelume Productions under the direction of Donnalu Wigmore of CBC's Toronto headquarters. The English version of this half-hour series was broadcast on CBC Television Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern time) from 3 June to 16 September 1976. It was rebroadcast on weekday afternoons in October 1978,