Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted August 4, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted August 4, 2024 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up BBC starts removing Huw Edwards from archive The BBC has begun to remove Huw Edwards from some of its archive footage after the former broadcaster pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children. It is starting with family and entertainment content on iPlayer, This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up who first reported on the move. Until last year, Edwards was one of the main presenters on BBC One’s News at Ten and often fronted coverage of major national events. “As you would expect we are actively considering the availability of our archive,” a BBC spokesperson said. “While we don’t routinely delete content from the BBC archive as it is a matter of historical record, we do consider the continued use and re-use of material on a case-by-case basis.” Edwards resigned from the BBC in April citing medical advice. On Wednesday, he admitted having 41 indecent images of children, which had been sent to him by another man on WhatsApp. The Observer claimed that the removal of certain content was aimed at “protecting audiences from repeats of Edwards’ most visible work in news and on state occasions”, including the ******** of Queen Elizabeth II. A Doctor Who episode featuring Edwards’ voice has already been removed from iPlayer. The episode from 2006 features David Tennant and Billie Piper as the Doctor and his companion Rose Tyler. The pair travel to the future to the London 2012 Olympics where Edwards’ voice is heard as part of a televised BBC news report. A mural of the former newsreader in the presenter’s home village of Llangennech, Carmarthenshire has also been removed. Artist Steve Jenkins, 50, This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up on Tuesday after it was announced Edwards had been charged. Cardiff council has also removed a plaque honouring Edwards at Cardiff Castle. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #BBC #starts #removing #Huw #Edwards #archive This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up For verified travel tips and real support, visit: https://hopzone.eu/ 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/87520-bbc-starts-removing-huw-edwards-from-archive/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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