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Gregg Wallace at Tramshed in London, February 16, 2017
DISGRACED presenter Gregg Wallace has been reportedly banned from ever working at the BBC again due to a lack of “confidence” he can change his ways.
The broadcaster sacked Wallace, 60, as MasterChef presenter on Tuesday after an inquiry into his alleged inappropriate behaviour by production company Banijay.
Eleven women accused him of inappropriate sexual behaviour, such as touching, and 50 or more people claimed he made inappropriate sexual comments.
A senior BBC boss wrote in a letter seen by the Telegraph: “Given my conclusion, I do not believe that the BBC should make plans to work with you in the future on any of its productions, whether directly or indirectly.
“Having reviewed the 2025 findings, I do not have the confidence that you can change what seems to be learned behaviour for you to make what you perceive to be jokes in the working environment, without understanding the boundaries of what is appropriate.”
On January 2 2014, PJ Harvey used her turn as guest editor of the Today programme to expose the realities of war, arms dealing and media complicity. The fury that followed showed how rare – and how threatening – such honesty is within Britain’s most Establishment broadcaster, says IAN SINCLAIR
From sexual innuendo about Blackpool Rock to Bob Dylan’s ‘God-almighty world,’ the corporation’s classist moral custodianship of pop music has created a roll call of censored artists anyone would feel honoured to join, writes NICK MATTHEWS
The fallout from the Kneecap and Bob Vylan performances at Glastonbury raises questions about the suitability of senior BBC management for their roles, says STEPHEN ARNELL