• Broadcaster criticised for sticking with original programming until 1.45pm• ‘Audiences won’t miss any of the key action as it unfolds’ insists the BBCThe BBC has defended its decision not to broadcast the first six hours of the extra day’s play at the Open even though the first pairing of Ryan Fox and Bernhard Langer started their final rounds at 7.45am.The Open was extended into a fifth day this year for the first time since 1988 after tall winds made parts of the course unplayable for much of Saturday,but instead of clearing its schedule on Monday BBC1 stuck with its scheduled programming – Homes Under the Hammer through to Bargain Hunt, while BBC2 served up Victoria Derbyshire and the Daily Politics. Coverage was scheduled to eventually start at 1.45pm on BBC1.Continue reading..., or
Source: theguardian.com