BBC faces further pressure over Brian May badger documentary

Reports of 'hasty rewrites' after screening failed to reveal farm had faced three instances of bTB reinfection following filming

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
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The Queen guitarist has accused rural groups of trying to stop viewers watching Brian May: the Badgers, the Farmers and Me
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The Queen guitarist has accused rural groups of trying to stop viewers watching Brian May: the Badgers, the Farmers and Me

THE BBC has come under further pressure regarding the broadcast of the documentary Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me, after claims it has been spreading ‘misinformation'. In the film which...

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