BBC screens drink-drive ad

London - The BBC will take the unprecedented step of broadcasting a government television commercial today - in a move to offer…

London - The BBC will take the unprecedented step of broadcasting a government television commercial today - in a move to offer blanket coverage for a millennium anti-drink-drive campaign.

The Transport Minister, Lord Whitty, said: "We are delighted that the BBC has agreed to take part in the simulcast of this thought-provoking millennium drink-drive advertisement."

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