BBC: reduction in Christian programming?

Written by David Fletcher 18 Nov 2016
BBC: reduction in Christian programming?

The BBC will increase its multi-faith coverage in response to a report submitted to Lord Hall by BBC religion and ethics department head Aaqil Ahmed, who said that there is an imbalance in the network's religious output. So Lord Hall will speak with religious leaders next year to change its current programming of faith-based shows. Ahmed said BBC’s coverage does not reflect the faith of Muslims, Sikhs, and Hindus; ‘It’s too Christian’. Increased coverage of other faiths could include Friday prayers from a mosque along the lines of Songs of Praise. In 2011 a BBC survey found an overwhelming feeling that the BBC was in fact anti-Christian, and Christianity was consistently misrepresented. In 2012, the Director-General admitted that Christianity was treated ‘less sensitively’ than other religions. Since that time there have been numerous similar complaints of clear bias against Christianity, some coming from employees at the BBC themselves. A petition complaining about the downgrading of Christian programming can be signed at

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