Episode of David David Attenborough’s cancelled on BBC TV and will only be broadcast on the BBC iPlayer in fear of right wing backlash

www.theguardian.com/.../britain-wildlife-crisis-bbc-david-attenborough
The truth about Britain’s wildlife crisis is stark, the timid BBC must let David Attenborough tell it cloud and clear | Geoffrey Lean | The Guardian!

Regards,

Ian.

In reply to THOMO:

Why involve politics in David's wildlife shows - it is the scourge of the earth.

Regards

Kathy and Dave

In reply to Peewit:

Peewit said:

Why involve politics in David's wildlife shows - it is the scourge of the earth.

I don’t know! If anyone’s concerned ask the BBC and any politicians involved. I’m just posting the article’s as ithey have been written!

Regards,

Ian.

metro.co.uk/.../
BBC denies pulling David Attenborough episode over rightwing fears | Metro News

Regards,

Ian.

It seems obvious that the BBC is having to toe the government line and avoid offending those interests who are, in all likelihood, most opposed to our own. We must all have woken up in Russia without our noticing.

Our herring gulls are red listed birds.  Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.

In reply to Peewit:

Peewit said:

Why involve politics in David's wildlife shows - it is the scourge of the earth.

As far as I can gather politics wasn't involved.  The pulled episode shows how wildlife is being damaged in this country.  Who could possibly object to a programme trying to save what is left of our nature?

Our herring gulls are red listed birds.  Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.

In reply to Clare:

I really hope that is the case Clare.

David Attenborough is the national treasure, and he knows his subject away far into the future. He sees ahead of our years now what is going to happen to us on earth.

It needs our government in the UK to listen to him and stop covering it with 'I will ignore it and it will go away' with uncaring views. It will not so why hide important facts we all need to know.

Politics need to have place for our environmental issues and treated as seriously as many other things. It does not exist at the moment. Not a nobody cares attitude, because it is an irritation, and inconvenience to all government parties.

Want a big change in our government views now and in the future and keep our planet safe along with rest of the world.

I might be wishing for too much but there you go politics once more

Regards

Kathy and Dave

In reply to Peewit:

I also meant to say that the last episode is one being taken off but we can still see it on BBC I player

Regards

Kathy and Dave

In reply to THOMO:

I think that David's Programme should be left untouched, and enjoyed for what is nature on our doorstep in the UK after all.

Regards

Kathy and Dave

The Wild Isles series was always a 5 part one - there isn't a 6th episode - all the original press releases stated as such. The additional programme was commissioned separately by NT/WWF/RSPB as a companion. You could argue about it being a shame that the BBC didn't want to add it themselves, but that's a 5 year old discussion (I believe the series was commissioned in 2018).
The journalist concerned does have a bit of a track history in creating misleading articles....

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