BBC Presenter Allegations: The Lawyer's Letter

Newscast

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News, Daily News, Politics

4.3 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The lawyer for the young person disputes claims against BBC presenter, after a weekend of allegations, but The Sun stands by its story.

The BBC’s culture editor Katie Razzall and home and legal correspondent Dominic Casciani explain what we know, and what we still don’t know. They explore the legal difficulties in covering this story, including why the BBC presenter can’t be named.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts
0:05.0	Hello, just as we were getting ready to record this episode of newscast on Monday evening
0:09.8	about half past six.
0:11.8	Katie Razzle, our media editor and friend of newscast, got a big new line on the story.
0:16.6	Yeah, that's right.
0:18.2	It was at some point this afternoon, later this afternoon, certainly late this afternoon,
0:21.5	I saw a legal letter that had been sent in to the BBC from a lawyer saying that he represented
0:28.9	the young person, or represents the young person at the centre of these allegations.
0:34.4	And this legal letter, if it's correct, throws some doubt on the story as we've been told
0:42.4	it so far.
0:43.4	Okay, lots to discuss on this episode of newscast, which is another one where the news is
0:47.7	about the organisation making the cast.
0:50.0	Newscast.
0:51.0	Newscast from the BBC.
0:52.0	He got trounced by the former Prime Minister who herself got beaten by a letter.
0:57.0	Newscast, I didn't slap anybody, which is good.
0:59.0	Rean economy.
1:00.0	La, blah, blah.
1:01.0	It's the Guardian reading.
1:03.0	Tofu eating.
1:04.0	Woe paratti.
1:05.0	I'm actually very right-wing.
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