US EditionBBC 'profoundly regrets' BAFTAs incident, says director general Tim Davie
Tim Davie called the broadcast of a racial slur at the BAFTA Awards a genuine mistake and ordered an expedited investigation after it remained on iPlayer for 15 hours.
- The BBC apologized for broadcasting a racial slur during the BAFTA awards ceremony, calling it a 'genuine mistake.'
- The slur was initially removed from the later broadcast but remained on iPlayer until Monday morning due to an oversight.
- BAFTA and the ceremony host acknowledged the harm caused and apologized to those impacted by the incident.
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BBC boss explains why N-word aired during BAFTAs broadcast: 'It was a genuine mistake'
"We understand the hurt and shock that the mistake caused," said outgoing BBC director-general Tim Davie.Outgoing BBC director general Tim Davie; Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson at the 2026 BAFTA Film AwardsCredit: Lucy North/PA Images; Jeff Spicer/GettyAlmost two weeks after the BBC aired a racial slur that was shouted during the broadcast of this year's BAFTA Film Awards, its outgoing director-general Tim Davie is officially sharing t…
BBC boss calls on-air n-word incident at BAFTAs ‘genuine human error’
Outgoing BBC director-general Tim Davie addressed the controversial on-air incident, which saw Tourette’s advocate John Davidson involuntarily call out the “n-word” while actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting on stage at the award show last month, including why the moment was not initially scrubbed from the broadcast. In a letter to the chair of the U.K. government’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Davie on Friday said th…
The BBC Gives Its Side of the BAFTA Story: ‘Genuine Error’
In a letter to a U.K. government committee, BBC director-general Tim Davie called it a ‘genuine error’ that the N-word was left in the BAFTAs broadcast and acknowledged concerns about why it remained on iPlayer for 15 hours after the ceremony.
BBC's Outgoing Director-General Tim Davie "Profoundly Regrets" BAFTA Racial Slur Incident
Tim Davie today, writing to the Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee Chairman Caroline Dinenage: “I’d like to make clear: although the racial slur was symptomatic of a disability and an involuntary tic, it should never have been broadcast. It was a genuine mistake, and we take full responsibility for our error.” On why the…
BBC Director General Explains How 'Sinners' Slur Made It Into BAFTAs Broadcast: 'A Genuine Mistake'
BBC Director General Tim Davie explained how a racial slur against the cast of “Sinners” made it into the time-delayed broadcast of the 2026 EE BAFTAs last month and why it remained on streamer iPlayer overnight. “I want to assure you that the BBC profoundly regrets the events around the broadcast of the BAFTAs on Sunday 22 February. The BBC has apologised for the serious mistake that was made, in allowing a racial slur to be broadcast and then …
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