“The BBC has no plans to rebroadcast the documentary ‘Trump: A Second Chance?’ on any BBC platforms.

November 4, 2025 - The one-hour programme, Trump: A Second Chance?, was broadcast last year and was made for the BBC by independent production company October Films Ltd, which has also been approached for comment.

November 9, 2025 - The Panorama documentary, called Trump: A Second Chance?, was broadcast on 28 October 2024, just days before the US presidential election.

October 28, 2024 - In late 2025, the episode was the subject of controversy after complaints were raised that it misrepresented Trump's speech to his supporters on the day of the Capitol riots on 6 January 2021 through its editing of the speech. Michael Prescott, a former independent external adviser to the BBC's editorial guidelines and standards committee (EGSC), made a criticism in a letter to its board.

November 6, 2024 - Four years after leaving the White House, Donald Trump is set to move back in, after millions of Americans voted to give him a second chance.

While this programme is over a year old and consequently no longer available to watch on BBC iPlayer, we have received new complaints which followed media reports about the inclusion of footage from Donald Trump's 6th January 2021 speech and criticism of how this was edited.

2 weeks ago - Mr. Trump said last month that he planned to file a $1 billion suit against the BBC for its 2024 documentary, “Trump: A Second Chance?” He later told reporters on Air Force One that he planned to sue for as much as $5 billion.

October 28, 2024 - The BBC would like to apologise to President Trump for that error of judgement.

November 9, 2025 - Many have accused the BBC Panorama documentary Trump: A Second Chance? of being misleading after The Telegraph reported that two parts of the speech were edited together so that Trump appeared to encourage the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

November 9, 2025 - Many have accused the BBC Panorama documentary Trump: A Second Chance? of being misleading after The Telegraph reported that two parts of a speech that Trump gave on January 6, 2021, were edited together so that the president appeared to encourage the U.S.

November 11, 2025 - The BBC said on its website that it had received a letter threatening legal action and that it would “respond in due course.” The documentary, called “Trump: A Second Chance?” and broadcast before the presidential election last year, had already been removed from the BBC’s online player.

2 weeks ago - It will be greeted with relief ... to settle. The Panorama programme, Trump: A Second Chance?, was broadcast before the 2024 US presidential election....

2 weeks ago - 14 statement, the corporation said, ... for a defamation claim.” The BBC also said it has no plans to rebroadcast the “Trump: A Second Chance?” documentary on any BBC platforms....

October 28, 2024 - ‘Trump: The Criminal Conspiracy Case’ outlines why many see the ex-president as a threat to democracy while ‘Trump: A Second Chance?’ follows a group of his supporters

October 28, 2024 - There are currently no plans to air "Trump: A Second Chance?" in the U.S.. However, if you are a Brit in the States for work or on vacation you can catch the show for free by using a VPN such as NordVPN, choosing U.K. from the list and selecting BBC iPlayer.

November 9, 2025 - Mr Prescott raised concerns over the documentary Trump: A Second Chance?, which was broadcast last year and made for the BBC by independent production company October Films Ltd, which was also approached for comment.

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2 weeks ago - The suit notes that the documentary, titled "Trump: A Second Chance," was edited to make it appear that during his Jan. 6, 2021, speech outside the White House, Trump had explicitly urged his supporters to attack the U.S.

November 9, 2025 - “What tends to happen at the BBC is that decisions about editorial standards, editorial guidelines, the sort of language that is used in reporting, is entirely inconsistent,” she said. “It doesn’t always meet the highest standards. It’s not always well thought through, and often it’s left to individual journalists or news readers to make decisions.” · The Trump edit, which was made in October Films-produced Trump: A Second Chance?, prompted fury in the White House, though the president himself has yet to publicly remark on the issue.