On Newswatch this am it transpires that 50+ complaints were received by the BBC about this "propoganda". Most were dismissed as being from anti-war campaigners, but the programme editor didn't really defend why it was the lead item other than to say it had been in the making for 6 months!
I have to say that I turned on a bit late on the evening and thought that the news must have been delayed and that it was a documentary.