Witness

September 28, 2023

BBC WS radio’s ‘Witness History’ does Oslo Accords week

Between September 11th and 15th the BBC World Service radio programme ‘Witness History’ aired fi...

August 7, 2023

BBC Radio 4 recycles whitewash of Palestinian terrorism

On August 4th BBC Radio 4 saw fit to recycle an edition of its self-described “history programmeâ€...

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 “...

November 30, 2018

BBC WS history programme rekindles Arafat death conspiracy theory

Over three years on the BBC continues to amplify baseless conspiracy theory. ...

August 16, 2018

BBC misleads on Gaza athletes travel

BBC audiences led to believe that Gaza athletes banned from travelling. ...

August 12, 2018

BBC’s serial omission hinders understanding of history programme

The BBC's country profile of Jordan excludes its belligerent invasion of land beyond its western bor...

July 20, 2018

BBC WS history programme video whitewashes British mandate record

BBC audiences see a distorted account of the British mandate....

June 7, 2018

BBC WS history programme claims Israel started the Lebanese civil war

Listeners to the BBC World Service radio history programme 'Witness' were told that the Lebanese civ...

October 11, 2017

BBC WS history show yet again promotes political narrative

Why did the BBC World Service travel to Gaza for a nine-minute interview with a self-described activ...

September 28, 2017

BBC WS history programme fails to disclose interviewee’s anti-Israel activism

A BBC WS history programme fails to meet editorial guidelines on impartiality....