Guardian Unlimited Politics | BBC queries quality of BNP film

The far-right British National party was forced to make last-minute changes to its election broadcast yesterday in an effort to persuade television executives to screen the five-minute film. The broadcast, which claims to compare the life of a homeless ex-serviceman with the treatment of asylum seekers, is due to go out tonight and is understood to conform to regulations on incitement to racial hatred and taste and decency. However, it has emerged that the film, which features a "folk music" soundtrack written by party leader Nick Griffin, was too poor technically to be screened in its original form. Article continues A BBC spokesman said: "There are problems with the sound quality on the film and the BNP has been informed." Channel 4 said it also had concerns that some people featured in the broadcast had not given their consent and was waiting for confirmation from the BNP before allowing the film to be screened.