I agree that the BBC News Channel was excellent, both technically and in the extent of coverage, for it was broadcast without interruption. The execution of the ceremony by all those involved, both at the Memorial and in the Fly Past, was impeccable and I congratulate them all. This was a stirring and fitting dedication to the memory of those who fought and died in the WWII Bombing Campaign of RAF Bomber Command.
So no quibbles? I'm afraid that there will always be those where the Beeb's need to "balance" kicks in, as Pontius says. In the ever necessary speech over required of all OBs where the event cannot simply be allowed to speak for itself, we were informed that "many of the survivors now feel guilt" at their actions. Even when this was challenged to the extent that some had been made to feel that way since, the point was not taken but merely passed over. The BBC default verdict had been made, yet again!
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