Archive · 19 Nov 2025
BBC's Panorama: Not a 'Hatchet Job' on Trump, Says Former Guardian Editor
A BBC show about Donald Trump caused a big problem.
A former newspaper editor said it wasn't trying to attack Trump, but the BBC's boss and a news boss left their jobs.
Trump is mad and might sue.
The show is now gone from the BBC's website and a company that showed it in other countries stopped too.
Former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger defends BBC's Panorama film on Donald Trump
Panorama clip was a 12-second edit, not an ideological attack on Trump
BBC's Director General and news boss resign following controversy
Trump threatens $1B legal action against BBC
BBC iPlayer removes Panorama, distributor Blue Ant Media drops it
- Who
- Alan Rusbridger, former Guardian editor; Donald Trump; Tim Davie, former BBC Director General; Bill Keller, former New York Times exec editor
- What
- Defense of BBC's Panorama film on Trump; Resignations; Legal threat from Trump
- When
- Controversy happened recently, Rusbridger spoke at a British Screen Forum today
- Where
- BBC, Guardian, New York Times
- Why
- Controversy over Panorama's editing; Trump's reaction; Resignations due to controversy
BBC's Perspective
Trump's Perspective
Panorama Clip
BBC's Perspective
A clumsy edit, not an ideological attack
Trump's Perspective
Inciting riot, biased reporting
- Panorama Title
- Trump: A Second Chance
- Duration of Controversial Clip
- 12 seconds
- BBC's Funding Model Review
- Upcoming in three years
- Potential Party to Watch in Next General Election
- Nigel Farage's Reform UK