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Sir Michael Palin admits he was ‘desperately frustrated’ as he shares why he quit BBC

Sir Michael Palin has lifted the lid on why he quit the BBC. The TV legend has opened up about the real reason he chose to leave.

Since leaving the broadcaster he has worked for Channel 5 on a number of travel programmes, including a recent trip through Nigeria. At the time, Sir Michael Palin explained that he “felt very let down” after the network’s editorial standards team upheld a viewer complaint. This complaint, as reported by The Independent, accused Palin’s New Europe series of oversimplifying the Balkan war.

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