[News Engineer]

I was going off Charlie Brooker's piece on Screenwipe. Of course that was way back in 2006.

Remember that piece well and now wonder how they managed to use it. I don’t *think* there’s been a major change, but things can over the years. I was at the Beeb at the time (although in engineering rather than production) and I think I remember hearing around music usage it was something like “almost anything but the Beatles”. Could be they’re just much more careful now, and Apple are more on top of checking.

Sure I’ve read in the past that one of the things that made sure Apple were very strict on song usage (although they always were) was all the way back when John Hughes used ‘Twist and Shout’ in ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ and then dubbed a load of horns onto the track.

What hasn’t changed is that it was always for UK broadcast (and now streaming) only. International versions and commercial releases have always needed to clear music (impossible or way too expensive) or replace it with library alternatives (what actually happens).