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BBC One forced to apologise for “inappropriate comment” during D-Day programming

BBC One has been forced to apologise after an offensive comment was heard during one of its commemorative programmes to mark D-Day.

The TV presenter was sat with the daughter of D-Day hero Theodore Iondies, Anthea Goldsmith, and historian James Holland. In a statement shared with press, a BBC spokesperson said: “We sincerely apologise for an inappropriate comment that was captured during live coverage of the D-Day at 80 event in Bayeux. It paid tribute to the heroes of 1944, and included poignant and powerful events on both sides of the Channel to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

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