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Ofcom set to rule on ‘Weekend Nazis’ doc

Media watchdog will rule in next two months on complaint about Nazi-uniform-wearing-war-games enthusiasts.

September 19, 2008 14:41

ByMarcus Dysch, Marcus Dysch

1 min read

Media watchdog Ofcom is expected to rule within the next two months on a complaint about a documentary which uncovered Nazi-uniform-wearing war-games enthusiasts.

Weekend Nazis was broadcast on BBC1 in August 2007 and focused on the War and Peace Show in Kent.

https://api.thejc.atexcloud.io/image-service/alias/contentid/173mf44t6emghbkhgkl/NAZI.jpg%3Ff%3Ddefault%26%24p%24f%3D05498f5?f=3x2&w=732&q=0.6It showed presenter John Sweeney meeting participants from the Second Battle Group (SBG) re-enactment organisation, many of whom were dressed in Nazi uniforms.

A swastika was shown on invitations to Nick Beardshaw's wedding, at which he allegedly wore a Nazi uniform.