More Impartiality and More Debate on the BBC

Those who read the previous posting may want to know about the remarkable sequel. The BBC Radio 4 programme 'Feedback', on Friday 5th November, broadcast a pre-recorded item which was severely critical of my intervention in the 'Today' programme four days before. You may listen here. The item begins at about two minutes 50 seconds into the programme and continues for about six minutes.

I objected strenuously to the fact that no attempt had been made to contact me about this, or to give me an opportunity to answer my critics (listeners will hear that such an opportunity was offered to Stephen Fry, who was criticised in the same programme - though he chose not to take it).

As a result of my complaints, and those of some others, the 12th November edition of the programme, to which you can listen here, offered me the opportunity to respond. The item is trailed at the very beginning, and commences a few minutes into the transmission.

I will say no more about this at present, but hope it may stimulate a rather more interesting debate about the nature of BBC bias, if it exists, than has been had here before. On Monday I intend to post a transcript of the key section of the 5th November programme.

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