5 h. ago Palestinian boy at centre of BBC Gaza documentary row says he fears for his family's safety amid 'harassment'

Abdullah al-Yazuri has spoken out after the BBC pulled the Gaza documentary he narrated, expressing fears for his family's safety amid harassment claims

Events

10 h. ago Now Hamas chief's son who appeared in Gaza documentary turns on the BBC

A Hamas minister's teenage son who narrated the BBC's pulled Gaza documentary has warned the corporation he holds it responsible if 'anything happens' to him.

Politics

14 h. ago Lisa Nandy orders BBC to open its books after 'serious failings' over Gaza documentary

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has ordered that the BBC undergo a 'robust financial audit' in the wake of the fallout from its recent Gaza documentary controversy.

Events

14 h. ago BBC taking ‘nowhere near enough action’ over Gaza documentary – Nandy

The broadcaster has apologised for the making of the programme, about children living in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war.

Politics

18 h. ago Revealed: How much Hamas minister's family was paid for teenage son's role in BBC 'propaganda' documentary on Gaza

Gaza : How to Survive a Warzone was pulled from iPlayer last month after the BBC acknowledged 'serious flaws' in how it was produced.

Politics

22 h. ago Voices: I’m a former BBC newsreader – Gaza is the reason I resigned

The controversy over the pulling of the ‘How to Survive a Warzone’ documentary is a distraction from a much bigger problem my old employer has with impartiality, writes Karishma Patel

Politics

25 h. ago Nandy says BBC review of Gaza documentary must look at finance and translation

Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone was removed from BBC iPlayer after it emerged that the child narrator is the son of a Hamas leader.

Politics

40 h. ago BBC chairman admits controversary surrounding Gaza documentary is a 'dagger to the heart' of Corporation's claim to be 'impartial' and 'trustworthy'

Samir Shah said the row, which blew up after it emerged that the programme had been narrated by the 13-year-old son of a Hamas official, was a 'really bad moment' for the BBC.

Politics

41 h. ago BBC director general Tim Davie doesn’t rule out reairing controversial Gaza documentary

The BBC previously said it had ‘no plans to broadcast the programme again in its current form or return it to iPlayer’

Politics

45 h. ago BBC boss Tim Davie addresses possible return of controversial Gaza documentary to iPlayer after programme was pulled from site over its links to Hamas official

BBC director general Tim Davie said he is 'not ruling anything out' when asked if a documentary on Gaza which featured the son of a Hamas official could return to iPlayer.

Politics

49 h. ago BBC boss ‘not ruling out’ controversial Gaza documentary returning to iPlayer

The corporation removed the documentary from the BBC’s on demand service after it emerged that the child narrator is the son of a Hamas official.

Sport

58 h. ago BBC bosses to be questioned by MPs amid Gaza documentary controversy

The session on Tuesday morning was already scheduled as part of the committee’s ongoing scrutiny into the work of the corporation.

Politics

61 h. ago Channel 4 News featured son of Hamas official used in BBC Gaza documentary

Footage of Abdullah al-Yazouri, whose father is deputy agriculture minister, included in Gaza reportsChannel 4 News featured the son of a Hamas official in its Gaza coverage, the same teenager who narrated a controversial BBC documentary on the conflict, it has emerged. The news programme used footage of Abdullah al-Yazouri without initially disclosing he was the son of Ayman al-yazouri, the deputy agriculture minister in Gaza’s Hamas-run government. Channel 4 News reported on one occasion that Abdullah was selling chocolate on the streets of Rafah to “help support his family”, according to The Telegraph. Abdullah narrated the BBC’s documentary Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone which was pulled from the iPlayer after details of his family background emerged, with the corporation’s board last week apologising for “significant and damaging” mistakes.In a statement on Monday, Channel 4 News said no payments were made to Abdullah or his family and the boy did not feature in Channel 4 News’...

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63 h. ago Ofcom warns it could intervene in BBC’s Gaza documentary investigation

The media regulator says it has ‘ongoing concerns about the nature and gravity’ of the failings related to Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone.

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2 d. ago Ofcom threatens to 'step in' after production firm behind disgraced BBC documentary admitted paying family of senior Hamas official

In a scathing letter addressed to BBC Chair Samir Shah, the regulator warned that it had 'ongoing concerns' about the broadcasters failings regarding sourcing for its controversial show.

Politics

3 d. ago BBC's most senior news executive 'watched controversial Gaza documentary WEEKS ago and failed to question it'

Deborah Turness, Chief Executive of BBC News and Current Affairs, watched Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone at a private screening almost three weeks before it was aired.

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4 d. ago BBC was 'manipulated by terrorists' over Gaza documentary narrated by son of a Hamas official, claims former chief

Danny Cohen, the former controller of BBC1, laid criticism at the Beebs and called on the Culture Secretary , Lisa Nandy, to make sure an independent inquiry was held.

Politics

5 d. ago PAUL BRACCHI: Did the BBC know a Hamas chief's son was starring in its documentary? If not, why not?

The controversial BBC documentary Gaza : How To Survive A Warzone begins with a young boy speaking to the camera inside the bombed out shell of a building.

Politics

5 d. ago BBC pressured to axe senior staff who oversaw Gaza documentary narrated by son of a Hamas official

A core of executives who work on the BBC's current affairs output are under intense scrutiny over the programme - and whether licence fee money was paid to the terror group.

Politics

6 d. ago Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to hold ‘urgent’ meeting over BBC Gaza documentary

The corporation has said it has no plans to broadcast the documentary again.

Culture