Comedian David Mitchell has defended the BBC for its recent handling of complaints against journalist Naga Munchetty, and said the corporation would be missed if it were axed. Comedian David Mitchell has defended the BBC for its recent handling of complaints against journalist Naga Munchetty, and said the corporation would be missed if it were axed. Mitchell, who regularly appears on the BBC, said the corporation was the “envy” of the world and had done Britain an “enormous amount of good”. “The BBC is an individual producer and the BBC is the director-general. “In the case of Naga Munchetty the BBC broadcast one thing and the BBC said it shouldn’t have, then suddenly the BBC said the BBC was wrong and should have broadcast that and the other BBC was right.

Source: Irish Independent October 13, 2019 07:18 UTC