Expletives not deleted from Springer broadcast

The BBC televised Jerry Springer - The Opera, despite appeals from church groups not to air the expletive-heavy musical.

The corporation said it had received 40,000 complaints even before airing the show, which has been running in London's West End.

Inspired by Springer's trashy American television talk programme, it has drawn the ire of Christian groups, outraged at its portrayal of Jesus Christ in a nappy admitting he is a "bit gay".