{"id":52766,"date":"2024-06-06T12:28:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T10:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2052469"},"modified":"2024-06-06T13:34:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T11:34:39","slug":"bbc-issues-apology-for-inappropriate-comment-aired-in-d-day-broadcast","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/bbc-issues-apology-for-inappropriate-comment-aired-in-d-day-broadcast\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC issues apology for \u201cinappropriate comment\u201d aired in D-Day broadcast"},"content":{"rendered":"

The comment was heard during the programme D-Day 80: Tribute to the Fallen. <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 06 June 2024 at 10:28 AM<\/p>

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The BBC has apologised after an offensive comment was heard during one of its commemorative programmes to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.<\/p>\n

The comment was heard during a programme titled D-Day 80: Tribute to the Fallen, hosted by Kirsty Young. As Young sat alongside Anthea Goldsmith, the daughter of D-Day hero Theodore Iondies, and historian James Holland, she introduced a military band.<\/p>\n

It was at this point that a voice was heard off-screen, seemingly saying the words \u201cFrench a*******s\u201d.<\/p>\n

The moment was picked up widely on Twitter, which has been re-branded as X, leading to the programme being taken down from BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n

In a statement shared with RadioTimes.com<\/a>, a BBC spokesperson said: \u201cWe sincerely apologise for an inappropriate comment that was captured during live coverage of the D-Day at 80 event in Bayeux. The programme is being edited and is temporarily unavailable on BBC iPlayer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not sure what exactly happened here during the BBC\u2019s D-Day coverage. pic.twitter.com\/QgOGXDFwzH<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Scott Bryan (@scottygb) June 5, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>