BBC’s Stephen Nolan accused of planting staff in TV show audience

Stephen Nolan

The BBC presenter Stephen Nolan is facing fresh scrutiny over claims he planted staff members in the audience of his TV show to stir on-air rows.

The Irish News reported that staffers sat among the audience of the BBC Northern Ireland show Nolan Live to identify “feisty” contributors. Nolan’s team allegedly used the codename “ra ra” for on-air arguments and referred to a section of the audience as the “bear pit.”

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