# Stephen Chilcott

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**Stephen Chilcott** was the editor of Weekly Business Programs on [BBC Radio](/source/BBC_Radio) in London, based at [BBC White City](/source/BBC_White_City). He was responsible for a wide range of national radio programs on business and money including [BBC World Service](/source/BBC_World_Service)'s *Global Business*, [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4)'s *Moneybox* and *Moneybox Live,* Radio 4's *[In Business](/source/List_of_BBC_Radio_4_programmes),* and Radio 4's *Bottom Line.* He was also editorially responsible for some business focussed documentaries, including *Privacy in Peril, Jay-Z - From Brooklyn to the Boardroom*.[1][2]

He worked 10 years on BBC Radio 4's *The World at One and PM*. In 1988 he was given control of Radio 4's.[3]

## Controversies

In June 2024, an [LBC](/source/LBC) investigation highlighted social media comments made by Chilcott in 2017, in which he compared [Islam](/source/Islam) to [Nazism](/source/Nazism).[4] The report cited a video where Chilcott alleged similarities between the two ideologies regarding their views on [Jewish](/source/Jews) and [homosexual](/source/Homosexuality) people.[5]

In response to the report, Chilcott described himself as a "strong advocate for free speech" and stated his criticisms were directed at the "ideology of Islam" rather than individuals. [Reform UK](/source/Reform_UK) leader [Nigel Farage](/source/Nigel_Farage) declined to remove Chilcott as a candidate, characterizing the remarks as reflective of "how ordinary people speak."[4][6]

## References

1. ["BBC News - MONEYBOX - Meet the team"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/moneybox/891749.stm). *news.bbc.co.uk*. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

1. ["Analysis: The BBC is still open for business"](https://www.prweek.com/article/533991/analysis-bbc-open-business). *prweek.com*. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

1. ["Meet the team"](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/moneybox/7446570.stm). 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2026-02-17.

1. Williams, L. (13 June 2024). ["Reform candidate rants that Islam and Nazis are the same thing"](https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/reform-candidate-rants-that-islam-and-nazis-are-the-same-thing-5HjcmXt_2). *[LBC](/source/LBC)*. Retrieved 18 February 2026.

1. [""ISLAM ARE NAZIS" DEFENDED BY UK REFORM'S NIGEL FARAGE"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqMdJRS85Og). Islam Channel. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2026.

1. McShane, Asher (2024-06-13). ["'This is how ordinary people speak': Farage defends Reform UK candidates after anti-Islam and far-right comments exposed"](https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/nigel-farage-defends-reform-uk-anti-islam-comments-revealed-5HjcmYd_2/). *LBC*. Retrieved 2026-02-17.

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