Well Newsbeat is now reporting on the story.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/22093181
Quote:
Some reports claim various versions of the song were too short to qualify for a chart position but the Official Charts Company has denied that.
The version of Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead which is in the Top 10 is 51 seconds long.
The Official Chart Update and the Official Chart Show are both broadcast on BBC Radio 1.
When asked if the station would play the track, a spokesperson told Newsbeat: "Radio 1 will run through the Official Chart Update today as normal, however we only play a selection of entries each week.
"The Official Chart Show on Sunday is a historical and factual account of what the British public has been buying and we will make a decision about playing it when the final chart positions are clear."
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I don't think it'd be right if they refused to play it, the BBC is supposed to remain impartial and by not playing it you could argue they're teetering on the edge of taking a side in a political movement (if you can call it that). If this is what people want to buy and listen to, I'm sorry, but you're obliged to play it and live up to what your show sets out to do.