BBC Presenter Allegations: New Claims
Newscast
BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 11 July 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
A young person has told BBC News they felt threatened by the presenter at the centre of a row over payment for sexually explicit photos.
We go through the new details, and speak to Radio 4 presenter Sarah Montague, after she interviewed the man in charge of the BBC, director general Tim Davie. And Craig Oliver, former senior editor at BBC News, gives his verdict on how the corporation is covering itself.
Also, in Ireland people are going to the pub to watch the news. Political correspondent Gavan Reilly from Virgin Media News tells us why.
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We have made a small amendment to this podcast since we published it. Originally it was said that GB News broadcast Tim Davie’s interview live on its channel, which it didn’t. Today’s Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Alex Collins and Gemma Roper. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | Hello, another slightly weird day to be arriving at BBC HQ in Central London. |
| 0:10.1 | There are still quite a few camera crews outside because of the story that's engulfed the |
| 0:14.4 | BBC about the allegations around one of its leading presenters. |
| 0:19.2 | There are fewer TV cameras now than there were earlier in the day, maybe because Tim Davie, |
| 0:23.8 | the director general, has already done an interview and that's the person that everyone |
| 0:27.2 | wanted to speak to. |
| 0:28.2 | And that's what we're going to be talking about on this episode of newscast. |
| 0:31.8 | Newscast. |
| 0:32.8 | Newscast from the BBC. |
| 0:34.2 | It got trounced by the former Prime Minister who herself got beaten by a letter. |
| 0:38.8 | At least I didn't slap anybody which is good. |
| 0:40.8 | Rean economy. |
| 0:41.8 | La bla bla. |
| 0:42.8 | It's the Guardian reading. |
| 0:44.8 | Tofu eating. |
| 0:45.8 | Woke her hearty. |
| 0:46.8 | I'm actually very right-wing. |
| 0:47.8 | You do come up with the most remarkable twaddle. |
| 0:50.8 | Today I feel gay. |
| 0:51.8 | The Prime Minister is not under a desk. |
| 0:54.6 | I'm here because I like carrying Meghan and I don't care what anybody says about me. |
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