BBC chiefs to face questions over Gaza documentary, Glastonbury and Gregg Wallace

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BBC director-general Tim Davie (House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA) House of Commons/UK Parliament

BBC director-general Tim Davie and chairman Samir Shah will face questioning from MPs on Tuesday over several high-profile controversies.

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee will grill the BBC chiefs about the corporation's handling of a number of scandals.

The executives will be questioned about an internal review of the documentary "Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone," which concluded in July that the documentary breached editorial guidelines on accuracy by failing to disclose information about the child narrator’s father’s position within the Hamas-run government.

MPs will also question the BBC's decision to continue livestreaming punk rap duo Bob Vylan's performance at Glastonbury. The duo led chants of "Death, death to the IDF (Israel Defence Forces)" during their set.

Irish rap trio Kneecap performed directly after Bob Vylan on the same stage and led "Free Palestine" chants with the Glastonbury audience. However, their performance was not streamed live by the BBC.

The committee will also examine how the BBC dealt with complaints and allegations about former MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace. Wallace was sacked following a series of misconduct allegations relating to his time presenting the cooking show.

Sources used: "PA Media" Note: This article has been edited with the help of Artificial Intelligence.

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