BBC sacks veteran DJ for playing original version of song which has the N word [View all]
David Cameron has accused the BBC of acting "unfairly" after a local radio presenter lost his job because he played a song with racist lyrics.
BBC Radio Devon DJ David Lowe, 68, said he had not realised the 1932 version of The Sun Has Got His Hat On contained the n-word.
And he said he was "horrified" when he found out.
The BBC said the affair could have been handled better and has offered the freelance DJ his job back.
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A BBC spokeswoman confirmed the show was pre-recorded, but said it was "low risk" and "therefore did not require complex sign-off procedures".
She added: "The key point remains that we should not have accepted his resignation."
The second verse of the song, recorded by the UK dance band Ambrose and his Orchestra, features the line: "He's been tanning (n-word) out in Timbuktu, now he's coming back to do the same to you." Later versions of the song omit the offensive word.
Mr Lowe, a broadcaster for 32 years, said bosses had declined his idea of an on-air apology, instead accepting his offer to "fall on my sword".
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