The Cultural Frontline

January 12, 2022

BBC WS radio culture show ditches context in hip-hop item

The first of the five public purposes laid out in the BBC’s Royal Charter obliges the corporation ...

November 1, 2019

BBC WS radio, a ‘Jerusalem suicide bombing’ and an omission

A rare interview with an Israeli victim of terrorism avoids context....

June 22, 2017

BBC WS culture show gives the latest mainstreaming platform to BDS

Once again the BBC gives a platform to BDS supporters without explaining that campaign's aims....

November 13, 2016

Impressions of Israel from BBC WS radio’s ‘The Cultural Frontline’

The November 6th edition of the BBC World Service radio programme ‘The Cultural Frontline̵...

September 30, 2016

BBC WS culture show reinforces stereotypes by omission of context

The September 25th edition of the BBC World Service programme ‘The Cultural Frontline’ i...

August 30, 2016

BBC WS showcases ahistorical political art unchallenged

The August 28th edition of the BBC World Service radio programme ‘The Cultural Frontline’...

July 21, 2016

BBC Watch complaint on ‘banned’ book upheld

As readers may recall, since late last year various BBC radio programmes have misled their audiences...

April 1, 2016

BBC World Service touts an ill-informed politicised caricature of Israel

Listeners to the March 26th/27th edition of the BBC World Service programme ‘The Cultural Fron...

March 19, 2016

BBC WS yet again promotes inaccurate claim of Israeli book ‘ban’

Between December 31st 2015 and February 22nd 2016, assorted BBC platforms produced five separate rep...

November 5, 2015

New BBC WS culture show misleads on cause of terror wave in Israel in seven words

In recent weeks inaccurate and misleading information concerning Temple Mount has been promoted on a...