Kilroy episode featuring my late father

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Zarah Hillman
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Dear British Broadcasting Corporation,

I would like to request an episode from between 1992-1993 featuring my late father Stephen Hillman. He may have appeared alongside David Ward. He was a freedom fighter/human rights activist captured and held captive in nagaland. He appeared on Kilroy after being released and I have never seen the episode as it aired before I was born. I do not have other videos of my dad’s voice, please help me finally have this lost footage in order to make a documentary piece detailing my father’s life

Yours faithfully,

Zarah

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Mr Williams left an annotation ()

You might want to use this route:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/contact/questions/...

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FOI Enquiries,

Dear Zarah Hillman,

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. Your request was received on 17th June 2024. We will
deal with your request as promptly as possible, and at the latest within
20 working days.

If you have any queries about your request, please contact us at the below
address.

The reference number for your request is OOS2024/00047.

Yours sincerely

Information Rights, BBC Legal Department

Address: London Broadcasting House | 4 ^th Floor Zone E | Portland Place |
London | W1A 1AA

Email: [1][BBC request email]

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Dear Zarah Hillman,

Please find attached our response to your request for information
reference OOS2024/00047.

Yours sincerely

Information Rights, BBC Legal Department

Address: London Broadcasting House | 4 ^th Floor Zone E | Portland Place |
London | W1A 1AA

Email: [1][BBC request email]

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Craig Jones left an annotation ()

I don't understand their refusal under section 40(1) (personal
information) - the request is in relation to someone who is deceased, I am pretty sure that the mentioned GDPR would not apply to them?

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Nigel Jones left an annotation ()

ICO guidance states that "the exemption cannot be used for
information about, and which identifies, deceased individuals"

So they cannot rely on section 40.

Technically they can rely on the journalistic exemption, but there is nothing to stop them providing the information outside of the act. It's a TV show no one in the video would have an expectation of privacy. Bit low of the BBC to not release the video in the circumstances.

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