BBC breached editorial guidelines with Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone, review finds ...Middle East

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The documentary was pulled from BBC iPlayer in February after a report identified "serious flaws" in the creation of the programme.

The review was led by Peter Johnson, the director of editorial complaints and reviews, who noted that while there was no evidence "to support the suggestion that the narrator's father or family influenced the content of the programme in any way", the inclusion of the child narration was "not appropriate".

"Peter Johnston's report identifies a significant failing in relation to accuracy in this documentary," BBC director general Tim Davie said in response.

The BBC Board added: "We thank Peter Johnston for his work. His report is a comprehensive examination of a complex programme, the production of which spanned many months from concept through to broadcast - and is critical in laying bare the facts of what happened.

"Nothing is more important than trust and transparency in our journalism. We welcome the actions the executive are taking to avoid this failing being repeated in the future."

"We are pleased that the report found that there was no evidence of inappropriate influence on the content of the documentary from any third party," the statement reads.

"Hoyo Films welcomes the report's recommendations and hope they will improve processes and prevent similar problems in the future. We are working closely with the BBC to see if we can find an appropriate way to bring back to iPlayer the stories of those featured in the programme.

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