Woke BBC chiefs slap trigger warning on a Michael Palin iconic travel documentary

WOKE BBC chiefs person slapped a trigger informing connected 1 of Michael Palin’s much-loved question documentaries.

An occurrence of the drama great’s Around the World successful 80 Days was whacked with a guidance alert implicit scenes wherever a snake is cooked up for dinner.

In the 1989 series’ 5th episode, the Monty Python star, present 81, sees the beast beheaded and skinned by a cook portion successful Guangzhou, confederate China.

After finishing the crockery — considered a section delicacy — Sir Michael says: “That’s great. It’s lovely.”

But a enactment has present been added connected BBC iPlayer, explaining that the amusement “contains upsetting scenes”.

Warning labels are usually applied to shows with beardown language, unit oregon nudity, and present besides look connected web listings for immoderate classical comedies.

Last night, Tory frontbencher Sir Alec Shelbrooke blasted execs for “taking the hiss”.

He said: “These things hap astir the world, yet the BBC says ‘you amended not ticker that, it mightiness upset you’. This determination has been made by snowflakes successful bureau with nary acquisition of the world.”

Toby Young, caput of the Free Speech Union, added: “Surely viewers of Around the World successful 80 Days tune successful precisely truthful they tin spot weird and fantastic things from the different broadside of the world.

“What’s next? Will I’m A Celebrity beryllium fixed a trigger warning? ‘Contains scenes of D-list glamour models eating kangaroo testicles that immoderate viewers whitethorn find upsetting’.”

A BBC spokesperson insisted: “Like different broadcasters and streaming services, we adhd guidance labels to immoderate programmes connected BBC iPlayer depending connected the content.”

Earlier this period we told however ITV’s transgression staple Midsomer Murders had been slapped with akin warnings for “several references to witchcraft”.

And a Bake Off Halloween peculiar has been flagged arsenic perchance spooky — with Channel 4 ruling that it “isn’t suitable for younger viewers”.