A senior BBC radio producer has quit in protest after the corporation broadcast the controversial musical Jerry Springer - the Opera, saying it was blasphemous and offensive to his Christian faith.Antony Pitts, a senior producer at BBC Radio 3, handed in his resignation after watching the BBC2 broadcast of Jerry Springer - the Opera, despite two personal interventions by director general Mark Thompson trying to persuade him to stay.
Mr Pitts revealed he had threatened to leave on Friday, before the programme had gone out, but was persuaded to reserve judgment and watch it for himself in a 40-minute phone call with Mr Thompson.
But despite Mr Thompson's pleas, repeated at a meeting this week, Mr Pitts decided after watching the award-winning musical that it was even more offensive than he had feared.
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