- The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, has expressed his "sadness and distress" over what he describes as an "appalling lack of religious literacy" within the BBC.
- He criticised religious broadcasting at the public broadcaster, labelling it the "poor and underfunded relative" and a "precious bulwark against polarisation."
- Archbishop Cottrell's concerns extend beyond dedicated religious programmes to the overall representation of religion across the BBC's entire output.
- His remarks were made during a discussion concerning proposed changes to the BBC Charter, which listed religious programming as an "under-served genre."
- Conversely, Andrew Copson, CEO of Humanists UK, argued that the BBC must reflect modern Britain's non-religious majority and offer equal respect and proportionate visibility to non-religious worldviews.
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Archbishop of York laments ‘appalling lack of religious literacy’ at BBC
