BAFTA racial slur was breach of BBC editorial standards
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The BBC received a large number of complaints about its coverage of the BAFTA Awards which were presented on the evening of 22 February 2026. The Director General of the BBC instructed the BBC’s Executive Complaints Unit (ECU) to conduct an investigation into issues raised by these complaints.
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The BBC's Executive Complaints Unit reported that members of the production team "say they did not hear or recognize the N-word" during the broadcast.