BBC 'Fast-Tracks' Investigation Into Baftas N-Word Tic Broadcast

Tourette's campaigner John Davidson attending the Baftas on Sunday night

The BBC has confirmed that an investigation is already underway following the inclusion of a racist slur in this year’s Baftas broadcast.

On Sunday night, the BBC aired coverage of the 2026 Baftas on a two-hour time delay.

Early on in the ceremony, Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson – who attended the event alongside the cast and crew of I Swear, a film based on his life – experienced an involuntary tic...