War of Independence

April 1, 2022

BBC Radio 4 ‘Bad History’ programme supplies bad history

This month BBC Radio 4 has been running a series titled “Making History: The Storytellers Who Shap...

December 2, 2021

BBC WS radio’s ‘The Explanation’ flops on Palestinian-Israeli conflict – part one

BBC World Service radio programming currently includes a series called ‘The Explanation’ which i...

November 19, 2021

BBC WS recycles unhelpful programme on Palestinian refugees

Last month we reviewed an episode of a BBC Radio 4 series called ‘100 Years of Exile’ featuring ...

October 14, 2021

BBC Radio 4 documentary falls short on Palestinian refugees

BBC Radio 4 is currently running a series called ‘100 Years of Exile’ featuring the academic Kat...

April 13, 2021

Yom HaZikaron

יום הזיכרון לחללי מערכות ישראל ולנפגעי פעולות האיבה This...

December 15, 2020

BBC WS Arab affairs editor misleads on Sudan and Morocco

The December 10th edition of the BBC World Service radio programme ‘Newshour’ included an item (...

October 14, 2020

BBC continues its partial portrayal of Palestinian reactions to the Abraham Accords

On October 10th the BBC News website published an article titled ‘Signs Saudis are edging towards ...

June 21, 2020

Reviewing the BBC’s ‘annexation’ backgrounder – part one

On June 16th the BBC News website published a backgrounder titled “Israel, annexation and the West...

May 8, 2020

BBC WS radio’s pick ‘n’ mix Middle East history

The April 29th edition of the BBC World Service radio programme ‘Witness History’ – titled “...

February 18, 2020

BBC News recycles a well-told Nazareth story

A freelancer fails to cast any new light on an already well-told story. ...