BBC bosses have blasted reports they pulled an episode of Sir David Attenborough's Wild Isles series over fears of backlash from Tory MPs, described the claims as "inaccurate". A Guardian article said the broadcaster had "bowed to pressure" after deciding not to air a sixth episode of David Attenborough's Wild Isles that focuses on natural destruction on TV.
It was claimed the episode hosted by Sir David would be kept just on the BBC iPlayer streaming platform, rather than being shown on TV. The reason given for this decision were that its thematic focus on the loss of the natural world would "risk a backlash from Tory politicians and the rightwing press".
However, after the story was published earlier today (March 10), the BBC issued a statement saying the reports were untrue. It added that the plan for the series - produced by the BBC's Natural History Unit in Bristol - to have five episodes, but with a separate film produced just for the iPlayer.
