The BBC has been dragged into another impartiality row after it emerged that it won’t broadcast a documentary about the destruction of Britain’s nature amid claims of political pressure CapurrodDaniel reports:
The BBC has been dragged into another impartiality row after it emerged that it won’t broadcast a documentary about the destruction of Britain’s nature amid claims of political pressure., a documentary commissioned from the RSPB and World Wildlife Fund and featuring Sir David Attenborough, will be placed on iPlayer but will not be shown on any BBC channels.
The programme is linked to a major campaign by the RSPB, WWF and National Trust which is set to launch next week. It documents the dramatic decline in wildlife and natural habitats across Britain, including wetlands, wildflower meadows and woodlands. Insiders at the BBC claimed that the programme was not being broadcast because of fears at the corporation that it would lead to political attacks from the Conservative Party and farming and hunting lobbies, the
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