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Clarkson's Top Gear Argentina gaffe could endanger BBC wildlife shows

on Nov 24, 2014 | 0 comments

By John McCarthy

An Argentinian ambassador has accused the BBC of covering up Jeremy Clarkson’s antics in the country during the shooting of a Top Gear Christmas special where the presenters had to flee for causing offence to locals.

Tensions flared after Clarkson was found to be driving a car bearing the registration H982 FKL, a supposed reference to the Falklands war of 1982, branded a “coincidence” by Danny Cohen, the BBC’s director of television.

Ambassador Alicia Castro said she was unhappy with the BBC investigation in a letter to the Corporation’s Trust, hinting that it may not be so welcome in Argentina in future. Read full story ›

Source: The Drum