Overview
- Trump’s legal team sent a letter setting a Nov. 14 deadline for a full retraction of the Panorama segment, warning of a lawsuit seeking at least $1 billion.
- BBC Chair Samir Shah apologized for an “error of judgment” in the documentary’s edit and told Parliament the corporation has received more than 500 complaints.
- Director-general Tim Davie and news chief Deborah Turness resigned, with both citing accountability and Davie arranging an orderly transition over the coming months.
- A leaked 19-page dossier by adviser Michael Prescott alleged the film spliced remarks made nearly an hour apart and raised wider impartiality concerns across BBC coverage.
- The segment aired in October 2024 days before the U.S. election as part of Panorama and was produced by independent company October Films, with the BBC now pledging a formal response.