Is the BBC starting to scrub Huw Edwards from its vast library of content?
The UK broadcaster has removed from iPlayer an episode of Doctor Who featuring the disgraced news anchor, who this week pleaded guilty to indecent child image charges.
No longer available to stream is Fear Her, an installment from Season 2 of the sci-fi drama starring David Tennant and Billie Piper.
The episode, in which Edwards’ voice can be heard during a news clip, was available on iPlayer as recently as last month, per internet archive records.
Edwards features when Chloe Webber, a girl who is terrorized by a demonic version of her abusive dead father, makes everyone disappear in a sports stadium.
“My God, what’s going on here? The crowd has just vanished, right in front of my eyes,” he says. “It’s impossible. Bob, can we go to you in the box? Bob? Not you too?”
The BBC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
It is perhaps unsurprising that executives are looking at the Edwards episode, given the nature of his crimes and that Doctor Who has a young fan base. The Daily Mirror reported that the footage of Edwards would be edited out.
The BBC also appears to have removed an episode of The Great British Menu featuring Edwards as a guest judge. Season 17, Episode 28 is not currently available on iPlayer.
The BBC will face decisions over whether it can replay countless hours of archive footage of Edwards. He has been a mainstay for major national moments, including the Queen’s death.
There have also been questions over whether Edwards should be scrubbed from James Bond movie Skyfall, during which he appears as a newsreader.