Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to hold âurgentâ meeting over BBC Gaza documentary
The corporation has said it has no plans to broadcast the documentary again.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is set to hold an âurgent meetingâ with the chairman of the BBC after concerns were raised over a documentary aired by the broadcaster.
An internal review into Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone found that the programmeâs child narrator is the son of Ayman Alyazouri, who has worked as Hamasâs deputy minister of agriculture.
The BBC said independent production company Hoyo Films, who made the documentary, told them the boyâs mother had been paid âa limited sum of money for the narrationâ.
Ms Nandy said she wanted âappropriate actionâ taken on the findings of a BBC investigation into the programme (Jonathan Brady/PA)
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In a statement Ms Nandy, who will meet with Dr Samir Shah today, said: âThe BBC has acknowledged serious failings by them and the production company Hoyo Films.
âThe public rightly holds the BBC to the highest standards of reporting and governance which is why I will be having an urgent meeting with the BBC chair later today.
âI want assurances that no stone will be left unturned by the fact-finding review now commissioned by the BBCâs director-general.
âThis review must be comprehensive, rigorous and get to the bottom of exactly what has happened in this case.
âIt is critical for trust in the BBC that this review happens quickly, and that appropriate action is taken on its findings.â
A BBC spokesperson said its review âhas identified serious flaws in the making of this programmeâ.
They added: âSome of these were made by the production company and some by the BBC; all of them are unacceptable.
âBBC News takes full responsibility for these and the impact that these have had on the corporationâs reputation. We apologise for this.
âNothing is more important than the trust that our audiences have in our journalism. This incident has damaged that trust.
âWhile the intent of the documentary was aligned with our purpose â to tell the story of what is happening around the world, even in the most difficult and dangerous places â the processes and execution of this programme fell short of our expectations.
âAlthough the programme was made by an independent production company, who were commissioned to deliver a fully compliant documentary, the BBC has ultimate editorial responsibility for this programme as broadcast.â
The spokesperson said one of the core questions was around âthe family connections of the young boy who is the narrator of the filmâ and added that the production company âwas asked in writing a number of times by the BBC about any potential connections he and his family might have with Hamasâ.
People take part in an antisemitism protest outside the BBCâs Broadcasting House in central London (Ben Whitley/PA)
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They said that âsince transmission, they have acknowledged that they knew that the boyâs father was a deputy agriculture minister in the Hamas governmentâ and also acknowledged âthey never told the BBC this factâ.
After the discovery about Abdullah Al-Yazouri, who speaks about life in the territory amid the war between Israel and Hamas, the BBC added a disclaimer to the programme, and later removed it from its online catch-up service saying it had no plans to broadcast the programme again.
On Tuesday, protesters gathered outside Broadcasting House in London claiming the BBC had aired Hamas propaganda.
The BBC also faced criticism in pulling the documentary, with Gary Lineker, Anita Rani, Riz Ahmed and Miriam Margolyes among more than 500 media figures who had condemned the action.
In an open letter addressed to the BBCâs director-general Tim Davie, chairman Dr Shah and now-former chief content officer Charlotte Moore, hundreds of TV and film professionals and journalists called the decision to remove the documentary âpolitically motivated censorshipâ.
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