Woke BBC storylines could ‘warp Britain’

THE BBC risks ‘warping’ Britain with politically correct TV dramas, a report said yesterday.

The Campaign for Common Sense found the broadcaster’s output portrayed a version of the country that most viewers would not recognise.

Storylines regularly include critiques of capitalism, Brexit, the police and the Government, with some dramas being described by the report as close to propaganda.

The free speech research group also accused the BBC of overrepresenting minority communities in its programmes. It singled out Sherwood, Industry and The Capture for criticism.

‘Too often in BBC dramas you can see only one side of an argument,’ said a CCS spokesman, accusing the corporation of risking ‘warping’ Britain.

‘And it’s usually the side of a liberal, Left-wing, woke viewpoint that has more in common with the echo chambers of Twitter than the majority of licence fee payers.

‘The BBC needs to understand that not everyone signs up to a world view where the bad guys are the police, Brexit, and Conservatives.’

But a corporation spokesman insisted: ‘The BBC’s world-class, critically-acclaimed dramas are enjoyed by huge audiences.

‘We work with the very best creative talent who represent all corners of the UK and reflect different views and perspectives, while also providing brilliant entertainment and escapism. Cherry-picking a handful of examples in thousands of hours of output does not constitute analysis and is not a true representation of BBC content.’

On Thursday leading academics said ‘consistent bias’ in BBC programmes risked giving viewers a distorted view of British history, including its role in slavery, colonialism and the Irish famine.

Their report – Can We Trust The BBC With Our History? – was compiled by History Reclaimed, whose co-editors David Abulafia and Robert Tombs, are emeritus professors at Cambridge University.

BBC director general Tim Davie has published a ten-point plan to improve its impartiality.

‘Distorted view of history’