Yahoo News BBC Radio under fire for Moors Murderer Ian Brady game
The BBC has come under fire following an ill-judged 'game' based on Moors Murderer Ian Brady, who died last week at the age of 79.
Brady, along with his accomplice Myra Hindley, tortured and murdered five children in the 1960s, four of whom were buried on Saddleworth Moor in Greater Manchester.
The segment, which was featured on Nathan Turvey's radio show over the weekend, asked listeners to guess a news story from a series of four related songs.
Before announcing the 'winner' of the so-called game, Turvey introduced the four tracks that were "all linked to someone who has been making headlines this week".
The songs included Mott the Hoople's 'All the Young Dudes', the theme tune to The Brady Brunch, 'Suffer Little Children' by The Smiths and 'Psycho Killer' by Talking Heads.
@chris_coltrane The bit where they announce the winners is pretty special. https://t.co/x67SptMoiH
- Nathaniel Tapley (@Natt) May 21, 2017
Digital Spy reached out for comment to the BBC, which has apologised on behalf of Radio Leeds for the "unacceptable" segment.
In a statement, a BBC spokesperson said: "This was clearly unacceptable and we apologise."
Unsurprisingly, listeners over on social media were shocked by the surprisingly chirpy segment, although many couldn't actually believe it was real.
Just heard that BBC Radio Leeds Ian Brady clip.
Forever FM or Ivan Brackenberry might have got away with it.
A real station though? Fools.- Ian Hyland (@HylandIan) May 22, 2017
@radiofail @AccidentalP surely even this is beyond Partridge
- Duane McAnally (@DuaneMcAnally) May 21, 2017
That BBC Radio Ian Brady thing is incredible. What was they thinking?
- Dan Hollingworth (@danholling) May 22, 2017
BBC says sorry for Ian Brady radio competition – seriously poor judgement, did they really think this a good idea? https://t.co/5FNJjVwvGi
- David Laud (@davidlaud) May 22, 2017
You have got to be shitting me! Terrible. 😱BBC Radio Leeds - tribute to Ian Brady https://t.co/cGbTh0Q31g via @audioBoom
- Tony Mc (@tonymc589) May 22, 2017
The Ian Brady radio tribute quiz. My god....
- NotThisCock (@Cockleonius) May 21, 2017
Following Brady's death last week, Paddy McGuinness asked that money previously being used to keep Brady alive be re-directed to find the body of his and Hindley's missing victim Keith Bennett.
After reports revealed Brady was receiving end-of-life care in a psychiatric hospital, Paddy tweeted: "Can all the money spent keeping that sack of shit Ian Brady alive for all these years now be used to help find little Keith Bennett?"
Greater Manchester Police has since confirmed that it will "never close" Keith Bennett's case.
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