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David Attenborough looks at a view from a window as he visits to open Turner and The Thames exhibition, at the recently restored home of the British landscape artist JMW Turner, in Twickenham, London, January 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
May 8, 2026, 8:15 pm
David Attenborough, the excited but hushed voice of nature programs, turns 100
Wildlife legend, whose family sheltered two German-Jewish refugee girls during WWII, is celebrated with BBC tributes and events
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A view of the logo outside the BBC Headquarters in London, November 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
February 12, 2026, 7:02 pm
US judge rules Trump’s defamation lawsuit against BBC to go to trial in 2027
South Florida court rejects British broadcaster’s request to delay proceedings in which US president is seeking up to $10 billion in damages over misleading Jan. 6 speech edit
By AP
A person walks outside BBC headquarters in London, November 10, 2025. (AP/Kin Cheung)
January 28, 2026, 1:10 pm
BBC fails to mention Jews in some Holocaust Remembrance Day coverage, sparking outrage
British national broadcaster apologizes after anchors say ‘six million people’ killed, report doesn’t mention Jews, antisemitism; Holocaust Educational Trust: ‘Abuse of the memory’
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of British Jewish cellist Raphael Wallfisch playing a Holocaust-era cello in BBC show 'The Repair Shop' in December 2025. (Instagram; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 6, 2026, 11:35 pm
BBC draws fire after airing Holocaust cello repair story that does not mention Jews
Instrument was brought to England on Kindertransport by Martin Landau as a child; remarks in show by guest Helen Mirren appear cut to avoid mentioning Jews, UK media reports
By Grace Gilson
Charred objects are scattered on the ground, in Moshav Netiv Ha'asara in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on November 17, 2023, in the aftermath of Hamas's October 7 terror onslaught. (RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)
January 3, 2026, 5:25 am
BBC settles with Oct. 7 survivors after filming destroyed home ‘without permission’
Broadcaster to reportedly pay $37,000 to the Horensteins, who say that after terrorists tried to break into their house ‘the BBC crew entered, this time with a camera as a weapon’
By AFP
Baroness Ruth Deech. (CC BY 3.0/ House of Lords)
December 25, 2025, 7:54 am
UK parliamentarian: BBC coverage of Israel is so ‘distorted,’ only bottom-up change can help
Ruth Deech, who served on the public broadcaster’s board of governors, says staff have an ‘absolute obsession’ with the Jewish state, but little training or historical knowledge
By Robert Philpot
US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as US president in Washington on January 6, 2021. (AP/Evan Vucci)
December 16, 2025, 2:38 pm
Trump sues BBC for up to $10 billion in damages over misleading Jan. 6 speech edit
Having already apologized, British broadcaster vows to defend itself in case, while UK minister backs network’s decision to stand firm
By Jack Queen and David Thomas
Protesters hold placards and wave Israeli flags as they take part in a demonstration outside the BBC headquarters, in London, on February 4, 2024, to bring attention to the plight of kidnapped Israeli women in Gaza. (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
December 4, 2025, 9:45 pm
Accused of antisemitism, BBC orders staff to undergo anti-discrimination training
Workers have six months to complete online courses on antisemitism and Islamophobia, following discussions with British Jewish group about coverage of Israel-Hamas war
By Zev Stub
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Palm Beach, Florida, on November 14, 2025 (Jim WATSON / AFP)
November 15, 2025, 8:27 am
Trump threatens BBC with lawsuit up to $5 billion over edited speech, despite apology
US president says he plans to raise issue with Starmer; firestorm has prompted resignations of British public broadcaster’s director-general and news chief
By AFP and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as US president in Washington on January 6, 2021. (AP/Evan Vucci)
November 14, 2025, 8:45 am
BBC apologizes to Trump over deceptive Jan. 6 speech edit, but denies defaming him
Trump’s lawyer threatened to sue outlet for $1 billion over 2024 program that spliced together bits of president’s speech to sound like he overtly urged violence against Congress
By brian melley
Then-US president Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as president in Washington, on January 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
November 12, 2025, 1:28 pm
Trump claims ‘obligation’ to sue BBC over its controversial edit of his speech
US president says ‘you can’t allow people to do that,’ but doesn’t confirm he began proceedings for defamation lawsuit over edited clip in documentary about 2021 Capitol riot
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Pro-Israel demonstrators hold placards and wave Israeli flags as they take part in a protest outside the BBC headquarters, in London, on February 4, 2024. (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
November 11, 2025, 12:20 am
From tears for Arafat to ‘Death to the IDF’: How BBC’s Israel coverage has gone from bad to worse
Top bosses at the BBC have quit over documentary about Trump – but longstanding allegations of anti-Israel bias have soured British Jews’ confidence in national broadcaster
By Robert Philpot
A person walks outside BBC headquarters in London, November 10, 2025. (AP/Kin Cheung)
November 10, 2025, 8:23 pm
An edited Trump speech and Gaza war coverage skewed against Israel: Key claims against BBC
Leaked internal memo also finds that the UK’s public broadcaster failed to offer unbiased coverage of transgender issues and illegal immigration
By Catarina Demony
A man walks by the entrance to the BBC in London on November 10, 2025. (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
November 10, 2025, 7:03 pm
BBC says Trump threatening to sue for $1 billion over edit of Jan. 6 speech
After UK broadcaster’s director and news head resign, BBC’s chair apologizes for ‘error of judgment’ in ‘misleading’ edit of speech, maintains it does not hold systemic biases
By Agencies
Protesters hold placards and wave Israeli flags as they take part in a 'Rape is NOT resistance' demonstration outside the BBC headquarters, in London, on February 4, 2024, to bring attention to the plight of kidnapped Israeli women in Gaza. (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
November 9, 2025, 11:58 pm
BBC top brass resigns amid criticism of Trump documentary, Gaza coverage
Network head Tim Davie, news chief Deborah Turness step down; Jewish communal group laments ‘scandal after scandal’; Foreign Ministry: BBC disinformation ‘fuels antisemitism’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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