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A strike placard is pictured next to a sign outside Broadcasting House in central London on February 18, 2013, as BBC staff man picket lines during a strike over compulsory redundancies. Today, February 18, 2013, BBC journalists began a 24-hour strike in protest at compulsory redundancies, causing possible disruption to the broadcaster's television and radio output. Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) walked out at midnight (local time and GMT) at the end of Sunday's programming, over job cuts which are expected to affect BBC Scotland, Five Live, the Asian Network and the World Service. AFP PHOTO / CARL COURT (Photo credit should read CARL COURT/AFP via Getty Images)