BBC under fire for clandestine documentary

A leading British university criticized the BBC on Sunday for arranging an academic trip to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to make an undercover documentary, saying the network had put students who were unaware of the plans in danger.

The London School of Economics said three BBC journalists - including respected reporter John Sweeney - joined a student society trip at the end of March, posing as tourists to make a film about the DPRK.

The university said the students had been told "a journalist" would accompany them, but it had not been made clear the BBC's aim was to use the visit to record an undercover film for Panorama, a current-affairs program.