November 4, 2025 • 5 mins
A new report has claimed the BBC doctored footage of Donald Trump to appear like he was calling his supporters to 'fight' ahead of the January 6 riot.
Editors for Panorama, the BBC’s longest-running investigative series, reportedly altered a Trump speech that took place in 2021 - prompting investigations and accusations of bias.
UK correspondent Enda Brady unpacked the findings further.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Into Brady UK Correspondentello Inda.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Hello, Heather, good to speak to you again.
Speaker 1 (00:04):
What do you think about this bias that's been leveled
at the BBC.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
I think it's a very serious allegation to level at
any broadcaster and it is not a good look. It's
all over the front pages here and it's coming from
a man who was a very respected journalist here, Michael Prescott,
who was on an external board overseeing editorial standards and compliance,
and he says he has profound concerns about some of
(00:30):
the stuff that he saw going on at the BBC.
But chief amongst them this Panorama program which went out
a year ago, just ahead of Trump's re election, and
it was all looking at the Capitol Hill riots. And
they've basically spliced together two bits of the speech from
different ends of a Trump speech, making him say something
he did not say. So they were effectively saying that
(00:52):
Trump had said to his supporters that he would walk
the walk with them to Capitol Hill and fight like hell,
and he didn't. He said he would walk with them
to peacefully and patriotically protest, and then later on in
the same speech he said that he would fight like
hell to overturn what Biden had done and stolen the election.
So it's very very damaging.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Yeah, I mean from the sounds of things, because if
you listen to the way that Panorama had spliced it together,
there's music. There's a bit of music underneath it, which
suggests it might have been a promo. Does that excuse it?
Speaker 2 (01:26):
No, not in the slightest. You can't mislead listeners. You
can't mislead viewers. And if people say so, you're making
someone say something they never did. I mean there was
an incident as well previously with the Queen where there
was a documentary crew Queen Elizabeth the Second following her
around and it made it look as if she'd flounced
out of a room after meeting someone. Never happened. Never happened. So,
(01:49):
you know, the BBC, I think their problem is there's
an arrogance there at the highest level. I think the
place is run by private schoolboys who never really kind
of fully developed as journalists. And this is bad journalism.
I mean, it's like watching sport if you know, if
you know that the sportsperson is on drugs, the game
is over. Yeah, you can't believe what you're seeing and
when an audience can't trust journalists to deliver the news,
(02:15):
well then you know you've lost your audience.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
Yeah, fair point. Now listen, is there a suggestion that
the cops might have missed an opportunity to catch that
knife attacker about a day before?
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Yes, and this is serious. So the problem was that
the incident was not quickly reported to police. So a
man who bears a very striking resemblance, shall I say,
to the individual charge with the ten attempted murders on
the train, has gone into a barbershop in Peterborough with
what looks to be a foot long knife. I mean,
(02:45):
you're talking sword territory here. He's brandished it in the
barbershop and then left. But the problem was no phone
call went to the police immediately. He then came back
a few hours later, and then a call went to
the police. It took officers eighteen minutes to turn up
in a small town and when they arrived they couldn't
find this individual. And as I say, an individual bearing
(03:08):
a very strong resemblance to this man then turns up
on the train stabbing people. The police force has referred
itself to the humbudsman. Basically the police watchdog, but they're
saying no further action will be taken because of the
length of time it took the public to alert the police.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
I have a question for you about Prince William. Right,
So he's traveled to Brazil ahead of this cop thing,
and I was thinking the other day part of I
feel like it's problematic for him to be involving himself
in a political cause, which is what the climate is,
to the extent that he is.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
What do you think I've no problem with William involving himself.
I think he's a very strong voice. He's one of
the most recognizable men on earth, and I think he's
a voice for good. And I think he's following his
father's footsteps. He's doing all the things now that his
father can't do and that William will not be able
to do as soon as he be king. So I
(04:01):
applaud him. I think it's wonderful what he's doing. He's
wanting to make a difference and look he as we've
seen some of the behavior from his close relatives over
the last decades. He could be doing far worse.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
Could yes, But I mean, is it not possible, Like
the climate thing is becoming increasingly fraud right, and I
only see, certainly in New Zealand, I see this really
becoming quite a political thing. Is it not possible that
by staking a clim to one side, that he actually
puts the royal family into politics, the very thing that
the queen avoided in order that they kind of rise
(04:34):
above it, you know, and Niver get tanged.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
Well, look, let's be frank heer Heather. The queen avoided
a lot of things dealing with her son, Andrew was
chief amongst them. So if William is going to put
himself out there and put some hard work in and
look this earth Shot Prize that he's gone to initially
present the winners of in Brazil in the next twenty
four hours, if they find something that can actually make
(04:57):
life on Earth better and we can sort out the
climate crisis, good on him. Let me tell you one
quick anecdote. I've just come back from Morocco. We booked
a trip up into the Atlas Mountains and the guide
took us to see the Emu's air waterfall, supposedly one
of the most beautiful things in the whole of Africa.
We got there and there was no water. Yeah, and
I said to the guide, so where's the waterfall and
(05:20):
he said, oh, we haven't had rain here for five years.
So there you go. That happened on Thursday.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
Could have told you that before he took you up
to see the waterfall.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
Goodness may that was that was That was what my
dad said. That was what my dad said. He said
my dad's exact words. He said, Jesus, this guy could
be Irish Africa.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
Thanks very much, make good to talk to you. Into Brady,
UK correspondent.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
For more from Hither Duke less Y Allan Drive.
Speaker 1 (05:42):
Listen live to news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
Into Brady UK Correspondentello Inda.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Hello, Heather, good to speak to you again.
Speaker 1 (00:04):
What do you think about this bias that's been leveled
at the BBC.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
I think it's a very serious allegation to level at
any broadcaster and it is not a good look. It's
all over the front pages here and it's coming from
a man who was a very respected journalist here, Michael Prescott,
who was on an external board overseeing editorial standards and compliance,
and he says he has profound concerns about some of
(00:30):
the stuff that he saw going on at the BBC.
But chief amongst them this Panorama program which went out
a year ago, just ahead of Trump's re election, and
it was all looking at the Capitol Hill riots. And
they've basically spliced together two bits of the speech from
different ends of a Trump speech, making him say something
he did not say. So they were effectively saying that
(00:52):
Trump had said to his supporters that he would walk
the walk with them to Capitol Hill and fight like hell,
and he didn't. He said he would walk with them
to peacefully and patriotically protest, and then later on in
the same speech he said that he would fight like
hell to overturn what Biden had done and stolen the election.
So it's very very damaging.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Yeah, I mean from the sounds of things, because if
you listen to the way that Panorama had spliced it together,
there's music. There's a bit of music underneath it, which
suggests it might have been a promo. Does that excuse it?
Speaker 2 (01:26):
No, not in the slightest. You can't mislead listeners. You
can't mislead viewers. And if people say so, you're making
someone say something they never did. I mean there was
an incident as well previously with the Queen where there
was a documentary crew Queen Elizabeth the Second following her
around and it made it look as if she'd flounced
out of a room after meeting someone. Never happened. Never happened. So,
(01:49):
you know, the BBC, I think their problem is there's
an arrogance there at the highest level. I think the
place is run by private schoolboys who never really kind
of fully developed as journalists. And this is bad journalism.
I mean, it's like watching sport if you know, if
you know that the sportsperson is on drugs, the game
is over. Yeah, you can't believe what you're seeing and
when an audience can't trust journalists to deliver the news,
(02:15):
well then you know you've lost your audience.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
Yeah, fair point. Now listen, is there a suggestion that
the cops might have missed an opportunity to catch that
knife attacker about a day before?
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Yes, and this is serious. So the problem was that
the incident was not quickly reported to police. So a
man who bears a very striking resemblance, shall I say,
to the individual charge with the ten attempted murders on
the train, has gone into a barbershop in Peterborough with
what looks to be a foot long knife. I mean,
(02:45):
you're talking sword territory here. He's brandished it in the
barbershop and then left. But the problem was no phone
call went to the police immediately. He then came back
a few hours later, and then a call went to
the police. It took officers eighteen minutes to turn up
in a small town and when they arrived they couldn't
find this individual. And as I say, an individual bearing
(03:08):
a very strong resemblance to this man then turns up
on the train stabbing people. The police force has referred
itself to the humbudsman. Basically the police watchdog, but they're
saying no further action will be taken because of the
length of time it took the public to alert the police.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
I have a question for you about Prince William. Right,
So he's traveled to Brazil ahead of this cop thing,
and I was thinking the other day part of I
feel like it's problematic for him to be involving himself
in a political cause, which is what the climate is,
to the extent that he is.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
What do you think I've no problem with William involving himself.
I think he's a very strong voice. He's one of
the most recognizable men on earth, and I think he's
a voice for good. And I think he's following his
father's footsteps. He's doing all the things now that his
father can't do and that William will not be able
to do as soon as he be king. So I
(04:01):
applaud him. I think it's wonderful what he's doing. He's
wanting to make a difference and look he as we've
seen some of the behavior from his close relatives over
the last decades. He could be doing far worse.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
Could yes, But I mean, is it not possible, Like
the climate thing is becoming increasingly fraud right, and I
only see, certainly in New Zealand, I see this really
becoming quite a political thing. Is it not possible that
by staking a clim to one side, that he actually
puts the royal family into politics, the very thing that
the queen avoided in order that they kind of rise
(04:34):
above it, you know, and Niver get tanged.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
Well, look, let's be frank heer Heather. The queen avoided
a lot of things dealing with her son, Andrew was
chief amongst them. So if William is going to put
himself out there and put some hard work in and
look this earth Shot Prize that he's gone to initially
present the winners of in Brazil in the next twenty
four hours, if they find something that can actually make
(04:57):
life on Earth better and we can sort out the
climate crisis, good on him. Let me tell you one
quick anecdote. I've just come back from Morocco. We booked
a trip up into the Atlas Mountains and the guide
took us to see the Emu's air waterfall, supposedly one
of the most beautiful things in the whole of Africa.
We got there and there was no water. Yeah, and
I said to the guide, so where's the waterfall and
(05:20):
he said, oh, we haven't had rain here for five years.
So there you go. That happened on Thursday.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
Could have told you that before he took you up
to see the waterfall.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
Goodness may that was that was That was what my
dad said. That was what my dad said. He said
my dad's exact words. He said, Jesus, this guy could
be Irish Africa.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
Thanks very much, make good to talk to you. Into Brady,
UK correspondent.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
For more from Hither Duke less Y Allan Drive.
Speaker 1 (05:42):
Listen live to news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
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