Behzad Bolour released a video, implying that he left “betrayed” by the Persian-language London-based television and radio channel after his name as the producer and host was removed from Bolour-e Banafsh, Persian for Purple Crystal, a series that introduces Iranian and West Asian music, art, and culture through interviews with immigrants in different parts of the world.
“I served in BBC Persian for 33 years and went to the smallest cities to look for different artists and Iranian culture, but the network deleted my name from its archives… as if I never existed at all,” a disappointed Blour said.
The 59-year year old producer and musician’s main areas of interest, besides Iran, are the Persian-speaking communities in Afghanistan and Tajikistan and the countries that have common cultural features with Iran, including the Azerbaijan Republic, and the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
Reports say that the BBC has stopped some of its programs due to financial constraints.
