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Posted by: David Ainsworth
Date/Time: 16/12/25 12:02:00

AI:-

The 2024 
BBC Panorama
 documentary on Donald Trump, titled 
Trump: A Second Chance?
, was not broadcast on television in the United States.     
As of December 2025, the program is the subject of a major defamation lawsuit filed by President Trump in Florida, with its lack of U.S. broadcast serving as a central point of the BBC's legal defense.     
Key Facts About the Broadcast and Lawsuit
     
  • Original Airing: The documentary was broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom a week before the November 2024 U.S. election.  
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  • U.S. Availability: The BBC has officially stated it did not distribute the program on its U.S. channels, and the documentary was geo-blocked on the BBC iPlayer streaming service to restrict access to the UK.  
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  • Legal Conflict: In his $10 billion lawsuit filed in December 2025, Trump's legal team claims the program was still accessible to U.S. viewers via VPNs or through third-party licensing agreements.  
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  • The Controversy: The program was criticized for an edit that spliced together two different parts of Trump’s January 6, 2021, speech, creating the impression he made a direct call for violent action.  
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  • Fallout: The controversy led to the resignations of BBC Director-General Tim Davie and Head of BBC News Deborah Turness in late 2025.           
While most Panorama episodes are not standardly broadcast in the US, some are occasionally licensed to platforms like PBS Frontline or BBC Select. However, the BBC confirms this specific episode was never licensed or aired in America. 


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Trump WILL Sue The BBC Over The Panorama Tape15/12/25 21:44:00 Sue Hammond
   Re:Trump WILL Sue The BBC Over The Panorama Tape15/12/25 21:55:00 David Ainsworth
      Re:Re:Trump WILL Sue The BBC Over The Panorama Tape15/12/25 22:11:00 Sue Hammond
         Re:Re:Re:Trump WILL Sue The BBC Over The Panorama Tape15/12/25 23:11:00 David Ainsworth
         Reply16/12/25 11:14:00 Ivonne Holliday
         Re:Re:Re:Trump WILL Sue The BBC Over The Panorama Tape16/12/25 22:33:00 Alexander MacLeod
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Trump WILL Sue The BBC Over The Panorama Tape16/12/25 23:47:00 David Ainsworth
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Trump WILL Sue The BBC Over The Panorama Tape17/12/25 12:23:00 John Hawkes
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Trump WILL Sue The BBC Over The Panorama Tape18/12/25 09:25:00 David Ainsworth
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Trump WILL Sue The BBC Over The Panorama Tape18/12/25 13:42:00 John Hawkes
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Trump WILL Sue The BBC Over The Panorama Tape18/12/25 13:55:00 David Ainsworth
      Re:Re:Trump WILL Sue The BBC Over The Panorama Tape16/12/25 14:19:00 John Hawkes
   Reply15/12/25 22:28:00 Michael Ixer
      Re:Reply15/12/25 22:55:00 Gerry Boyce
         Re:Re:Reply 16/12/25 01:21:00 Freddie Francis
            Re:Re:Re:Reply 16/12/25 01:41:00 Gerry Boyce
            Re:Re:Re:Reply 16/12/25 08:52:00 Barbara Stevens
            Reply16/12/25 09:40:00 Sue Hammond
   Reply16/12/25 11:32:00 Michael Ixer
      Reply16/12/25 12:02:00 David Ainsworth
         Re:Reply16/12/25 16:05:00 John Hawkes
      Reply16/12/25 12:07:00 Ivonne Holliday
         Reply16/12/25 12:24:00 Ivonne Holliday
            Reply16/12/25 12:40:00 David Ainsworth
               Re:Reply16/12/25 13:19:00 Gerry Boyce
                  Re:Re:Reply16/12/25 14:03:00 Ivonne Holliday
               Re:Reply16/12/25 14:03:00 Ivonne Holliday
                  Re:Re:Reply16/12/25 16:05:00 Gerry Boyce
   Re:Trump WILL Sue The BBC Over The Panorama Tape16/12/25 18:59:00 Gerry Boyce
      Re:Re:Trump WILL Sue The BBC Over The Panorama Tape17/12/25 12:28:00 John Hawkes
         Re:Re:Re:Trump WILL Sue The BBC Over The Panorama Tape17/12/25 23:02:00 Ed Robinson
         Flatteried to be called a perfect contributor to this Forum. There's nice, isn't it?17/12/25 23:39:00 David Ainsworth
            Re:Flatteried to be called a perfect contributor to this Forum. There's nice, isn't it?18/12/25 01:08:00 Patrick D Barrs
               Re:Re:Flattered to be called a perfect contributor to this Forum. There's nice, isn't it?18/12/25 11:00:00 David Ainsworth
            Reply 18/12/25 12:27:00 Sue Hammond
               “ ‘Bah!’ said Ms Scrooge.  ‘Humbug!’ ”18/12/25 13:52:00 David Ainsworth
                  Re:“ ‘Bah!’ said Ms Scrooge.  ‘Humbug!’ ”19/12/25 10:47:00 John Hawkes
                     Re:Re:“ ‘Bah!’ said Ms Scrooge.  ‘Humbug!’ ”19/12/25 11:48:00 David Ainsworth
                        Re:Re:Re:“ ‘Bah!’ said Ms Scrooge.  ‘Humbug!’ ”19/12/25 14:07:00 John Hawkes
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:“ ‘Bah!’ said Ms Scrooge.  ‘Humbug!’ ”19/12/25 14:41:00 David Ainsworth
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:“ ‘Bah!’ said Ms Scrooge.  ‘Humbug!’ ”20/12/25 12:37:00 John Hawkes
   Re:Trump WILL Sue The BBC Over The Panorama Tape18/12/25 12:57:00 Gerry Boyce
   Re:Trump WILL Sue The BBC Over The Panorama Tape18/12/25 18:15:00 Gerry Boyce
      Re:Re:Trump WILL Sue The BBC Over The Panorama Tape18/12/25 18:38:00 David Ainsworth
         Re:Re:Re:Trump WILL Sue The BBC Over The Panorama Tape18/12/25 18:45:00 Gerry Boyce

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