The fresh culture secretary’s appointment was hailed as a ‘declaration of war’ on the corporation,but its his relationship with Rupert Murdoch that is likely to arrive under most scrutinyJohn Whittingdale’s eclectic tastes mark him out as an unlikely-sounding cabinet minister. The newly appointed secretary of state for culture, media and sport is a devotee of Star Trek and Thunderbirds and a heavy metal fan known to sing karaoke versions of Smoke on the Water and Bat out of Hell.
The Conservative MP is also a horror fan including the so-called “torture porn” of Hostel director Eli Roth. “I fairly like really nasty films, or ” Whittingdale once told journalists. “Hostel is undoubtedly the most unpleasant film I have ever seen,” he said, while Roth’s Netflix series Hemlock Grove “made An American Werewolf in London look like Mary Poppins”.
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Source: theguardian.com