Backlash against C4 show that may destroy works by Hitler and Picasso

Jimmy Carr’s joking about the Holocaust has made some question his suitability as host of the Channel 4 show. Photograph: Rob Parfitt/Channel 4

Channel 4 has come under fire over plans for a new show that will allow a studio audience to decide whether Jimmy Carr should destroy a painting by Adolf Hitler.

As part of its latest season of programmes, the TV channel has bought artworks by a range of “problematic” artists including Hitler, Pablo Picasso, the convicted paedophile Rolf Harris and the sexual abuser Eric Gill.