The BBC could be forced to hand back a prestigious award it won for the controversial Primark Panorama expose, after footage in the show of child labour in India was revealed to be fake.
The corporation won the Current Affairs Home Prize at the Royal Television Society awards for its show Primark: On The Rack, which was broadcast in June 2008.
However there is speculation that they could lose the award, following the findings of the BBC Trust's investigation into the show, highlighting 'serious editorial failings' and saying footage used of three young boys in a workshop in Bangalore was 'not authentic'.
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The corporation won the Current Affairs Home Prize at the Royal Television Society awards for its show Primark: On The Rack, which was broadcast in June 2008.
However there is speculation that they could lose the award, following the findings of the BBC Trust's investigation into the show, highlighting 'serious editorial failings' and saying footage used of three young boys in a workshop in Bangalore was 'not authentic'.
Claims: The programme seemed to show children working on the clothing
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