John Davidson: BBC should have ‘worked harder’ on stopping Bafta racial slur

He remembers a microphone was placed 'just in front of me, and with hindsight I have to question whether this was wise'

Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson has given an interview with US magazine Variety, following after his condition caused him to make a racial slur at the Bafta film awards. Picture:: James Manning/PA Wire

The campaigner whose Tourette syndrome caused him to shout out during the Bafta film awards said the BBC should have “worked harder” to ensure his racial slur was not broadcast.

In what is believed to be his first interview since Sunday’s awards ceremony, John Davidson told US entertainment magazine Variety that he “had an expectation that the BBC would physically control the sound” at the event.