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- Embed this notice@mpjgregoire @gemlog On paper I wouldn't entirely disagree with you, though I personally think they should have aired it (and also share @gemlog's weariness with faked doc stuff), but all of that is beside the point in this exact conversation. My point is just that it's notably a concession according to some sources, and demonstrates an example of the political pressure the BBC is constantly under these days without it needing to be a formal order from government:
> 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. This week the Telegraph newspaper attacked the BBC for creating the series and for taking funding from “two charities previously criticised for their political lobbying” – the WWF and RSPB.