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The self-styled "cheeky greengrocer" and MasterChef host has been sacked by the BBC after an inquiry substantiated dozens of complaints. So how did we get here and why is the BBC in this position again?
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Guest: Alex Farber, Media Correspondent, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Olivia Case.
Further reading: Gregg Wallace: I never set out to harm or humiliate.
Clips: PBS Newshour, ITV, Sky, Channel 4, BBC, The Sun, Times Radio, Channel 5, YouTube / Visit York, Instagram / @greggwallace, Masterchef / Endemol Shine Group / Banijay.
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