400 complain over Live 8 swearing
The BBC has received about 400 complaints about swearing outbursts by artists performing at Live 8.
Madonna and US star Snoop Dogg were among those to use bad language prior to the 2100 BST watershed.
Shows from 10 cities - including London, Philadelphia, Paris, Berlin, Rome and Moscow - were broadcast live on the BBC on Saturday and Sunday.
The BBC, which did not use a time delay during the broadcast, apologised for the swearing.
A spokeswoman for the BBC said it had received "just under" 400 complaints about its Live 8 coverage.
She added: "Millions of people enjoyed our 12 hours of live broadcasting.
"We are sorry if any offence was caused."
The number of Live 8 complaints exceeded the 240 complaints made to the BBC in May concerning its new 3D TV weather map.
In June, the BBC received 63 complaints about a scene in the documentary film Martha and Me, in which a chicken was beheaded for an organic meal.
And the corporation received 47,000 complaints before broadcasting Jerry Springer the Opera on 8 January, when hundreds of protesters rallied outside BBC buildings.
About 200,000 people packed London's Hyde Park to watch Live 8, which was aimed at putting pressure on the G8 leaders who are meeting next week in Gleneagles in Scotland.
Coldplay, Robbie Williams, Pink Floyd and Dido were just some of the stars who lined up to take part in the London show.
The 10 Live 8 concerts were broadcast by TV stations across the world. More than 140 TV channels showed the events, along with some 400 radio stations, and internet streams.
Many used feeds from the BBC's coverage, while the US-based music channel, MTV, also supplied supplying coverage to a variety of TV stations.
Organisers estimated that 85% of the world's population would have been able to tune into the event.
Live 8 swearing is going to alter the world! Small children hearing bad words they would have NEVER heard before :wink: is going to alter their lifestyle forever!
