article_snippet: Miss Sandie Shaw’s clash with the BBC and the decision not to include her comes at a time when the broadcaster has faced repeated criticism for failing to properly represent older women in older women programming.
article_snippet: In 2012 Mark Thompson, the then Director General of the BBC, admitted there were not enough older women broadcasting on the corporation, especially in ‘iconic roles and on iconic topical programmes.
article_snippet: A spokesman for the BBC said: