Max Pearson

September 29, 2023

BBC WS radio’s ‘The History Hour’ recycles 2017 inaccuracy

Previously we looked at five editions of the BBC World Service radio programme ‘Witness History’...

September 13, 2017

BBC WS acknowledges inaccurate claim in history show

A complaint was submitted concerning the BBC's claim that Israel was 'carved out' of Palestinian lan...

August 23, 2017

BBC WS history show claims Israel ‘carved out of Palestinian land’

A BBC World Service history programme promotes inaccurate information. ...

August 22, 2017

BBC WS ‘The History Hour’ promotes equivalence between reactions to cartoons

A BBC WS item on political cartoons promotes redundant comparison....

June 28, 2015

BBC WS radio’s ‘balanced’ account of the Six Day War excludes Israelis

Listeners to the June 14th edition of the BBC World Service radio programme ‘The History Hour&...

June 15, 2015

BBC WS ‘The History Hour’ breaches impartiality guidelines with Palestinian activist

The June 13th edition of the BBC World Service radio programme ‘The History Hour’ includ...

May 18, 2015

BBC WS radio’s partisan portrayal of ‘The Church of the Nativity siege’

As readers may be aware, a production by the ‘Freedom Theatre of Palestine’ is currently...