Hardtalk

August 2, 2023

BBC’s ‘Hardtalk’ misses the mark in Amnesty International interview

On July 26th the BBC programme ‘Hardtalk’ aired an interview that could have been very informati...

March 23, 2023

BBC’s Hardtalk platforms a one-stater’s distortions and smears – part two

Previously we looked at the first part of the March 16th ‘Hardtalk’ interview with Palestinian p...

March 22, 2023

BBC’s Hardtalk platforms a one stater’s distortions and smears – part one

The Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti has appeared so many times in BBC content over the year...

March 14, 2023

BBC’s Hardtalk unhelpful on Israeli politics

The March 10th editions of the BBC programme ‘Hardtalk’ featured Simcha Rothman who is currently...

February 17, 2023

BBC’s Hardtalk fails to challenge Ken Roth’s Livingstone Formulation claims

On February 13th the BBC aired filmed and audio interviews with the former director of ‘Human Righ...

February 9, 2021

‘Hardtalk’: another chapter in BBC promotion of a political campaign

The interviewee on the January 26thedition of the BBC News Channel programme ‘Hardtalk’ – host...

July 20, 2020

BBC’s ‘Hardtalk’ recycles an inaccuracy previously acknowledged and corrected

In February of this year the BBC’s response to a complaint from CAMERA UK acknowledged that the PL...

July 15, 2020

‘Hardtalk’ recycles the BBC’s Area C story talking points

Our review of coverage of the potential application of Israeli civilian law to specific parts of Are...

June 26, 2020

BBC’s Hardtalk fails to ‘build understanding’ in interview with ICC president

The purpose of BBC news and current affairs programmes is defined as follows: “The BBC should prov...

March 1, 2020

BBC’s ‘Hardtalk’ promotes half a story from 2014

The failure to provide context to an incident brought up by Sackur prevents audience understanding. ...