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A Guardian report claimed that the sixth episode of Wild Isles had been pulled to avoid criticism from Tory MPs and right-wing newspapers.

A joint statement from WWF, the RSPB and the National Trust, said: "Saving Our Wild Isles, which the Guardian article is referring to, is a complementary documentary to the Wild Isles TV series. An Open University spokesperson said: "We are proud to lend our academic expertise and co-produce Wild Isles with the BBC which consists of five episodes. Regarding Save Our Wild Isles, a spokesperson from the BBC said: "This is totally inaccurate, there is no sixth episode. However, Guardian article on Friday afternoon claimed that a sixth episode of the Wild Isles series, called Save Our Wild Isles, had been pulled to avoid criticism from Tory MPs and right-wing newspapers. The Guardian said BBC insiders had claimed the corporation was bowing to pressure from lobbying groups by broadcasting it only online. It has been funded by nature charities WWF and the RSPB with support from the Open University, and produced by Silverback Films, who are behind many landmark BBC nature shows.

Viewers who cancelled their TV licence fee in response to a day of controversy for the BBC have said they feel the corporation has “sold its soul”.

We need your consent to load this Social Media content. “I have felt for a while that there has been bias towards the Government shown by the BBC in its news coverage,” the 42-year-old from Lincoln told the PA news agency. Viewers who cancelled their TV licence fee in response to a day of controversy for the BBC have said they feel the corporation has “sold its soul”.

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It is also understood to include some examples of rewilding, a concept that has been controversial in some right-wing circles. Laura Howard, who produced the programme and used to work at the BBC’s Natural History Unit, told the 'Guardian': “I think the facts speak for themselves. ‘Wild Isles’ is – and always was – a five-part series and does not shy away from environmental content,” the BBC statement said.

The BBC has denied claims it will not broadcast an episode of David Attenborough's flagship new series over concerns its themes of the destruction of nature ...

The Guardian is reporting that one of the episodes of David Attenborough's Wild Isles series will not be broadcast over a feared reaction from the right.

Senior sources at the BBC told the Guardian that the decision not to show the sixth episode was made to fend off potential critique from the political right. [reporting](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/10/david-attenborough-bbc-wild-isles-episode-rightwing-backlash-fears?CMP=twt_gu&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium#Echobox=1678460674) that one of the episodes of David Attenborough's Wild Isles series will not be broadcast over a feared reaction from the right. All six episodes were narrated by Attenborough, and made by the production company Silverback Films, responsible for previous series including Our Planet, in collaboration with the BBC Natural History Unit.

Viewers posted photos online of cancelled direct debits after Lineker was taken off air for criticising the Government's asylum policy.

And another posted: “Dear @BBC my TV licence has now been cancelled . “I can no longer in good faith continue to fund the slow but relentless assault on the integrity of the BBC by this (Conservative) government.” He is understood to have been reduced “I think the BBC has sold its soul – the once great public service broadcaster is now in my view nothing more than a mouthpiece for the most right-wing British government ever to hold office,” said Ms Gordon, a Labour voter. BBC viewers also criticised the corporation after Question Time host Fiona Bruce said an alleged assault by Stanley Johnson’s on his wife was a “one off” and a report in the Guardian – disputed by the BBC – that the corporation would not show an episode of Sir David Attenborough’s new series on British wildlife due to fears of a “right wing backlash”. “I had to cancel my TV licence otherwise I would feel that I would be supporting their agenda.”

The BBC has denied claims it will not broadcast an episode of David Attenborough's flagship new series over concerns its themes of the destruction of nature ...

Saving Our Wild Isles is a separate film inspired by the series that was commissioned by the RSPB and WWF. A BBC spokesperson said at the time of the release: “Wild Isles consists of five episodes: Our Precious Isles, Woodland, Grassland, Freshwater and Ocean. The BBC has denied such reports however in a statement following the publication of the story from The Guardian: “This is totally inaccurate, there is no ‘6th episode’.

The BBC has announced that they will only air the episode of Sir David Attenborough's new show on BBC iPlayer over rightwing backlash fear.

"And it is undeniable, we are incredibly nature-depleted. [Wild Isles](http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23362612.bbc-wild-isles-watch-trailer-david-attenboroughs-new-series/) and will look at the beauty of nature within the British Isles. The new show was partly funded by charities WWF and RSPB but the sixth episode will not be aired on primetime TV. [Attenborough](http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23366398.david-attenborough-kept-away-birds-wild-isles-avian-flu/) with five episodes scheduled on a primetime slot. [Attenborough’s](http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/20680576.camila-cabello-hans-zimmer-release-song-david-attenboroughs-bbc-frozen-planet-ii/) cancellation comes after news that Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker would be stepping back from his role following comments he made on the new immigration bill. It comes after the presenter and environmentalist new series show themes of destruction of the natural world, seeing the BBC concerned about backlash from Tory politicians and the rightwing press, according to

The BBC has announced that they will only air the episode of Sir David Attenborough's new show on BBC iPlayer over rightwing backlash fear.

"And it is undeniable, we are incredibly nature-depleted. [Wild Isles](http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23362612.bbc-wild-isles-watch-trailer-david-attenboroughs-new-series/) and will look at the beauty of nature within the British Isles. The new show was partly funded by charities WWF and RSPB but the sixth episode will not be aired on primetime TV. [Attenborough](http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23366398.david-attenborough-kept-away-birds-wild-isles-avian-flu/) with five episodes scheduled on a primetime slot. [Attenborough’s](http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/20680576.camila-cabello-hans-zimmer-release-song-david-attenboroughs-bbc-frozen-planet-ii/) cancellation comes after news that Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker would be stepping back from his role following comments he made on the new immigration bill. It comes after the presenter and environmentalist new series show themes of destruction of the natural world, seeing the BBC concerned about backlash from Tory politicians and the rightwing press, according to

Titled “Wild Isles,” the series explores the beauty of nature in the British Isles. Attenborough narrates the series which is expected to be a big hit for the ...

Silverback Films (“Our Planet”) produced the series in collaboration with the BBC Natural History Unit. Wild Isles is – and always was – a five-part series and does not shy away from environmental content.” That concept has reportedly been controversial in some circles, as has the documentary series being part-funded by nature charities the WWF and RSPB.

The BBC has denied that it dropped a sixth episode of the series for fear of upsetting right-wing political figures, as it deals with nature and biodiversity ...

The sixth episode will not be on BBC One, but on the streaming iPlayer. The broadcaster says the sixth episode is a standalone and not part of the five-episode series. Mr Attenborough said: "In my long life, I’ve been lucky enough to travel to almost every part of the globe and gaze upon some of its most beautiful and dramatic sights.

Five episodes of the show, called “Wild Isles,” document the varied natural species around the British Isles. The Guardian reported that a sixth episode ...