simon sharma is a hugely distinguished historian, british historian, he knows about these events and of gas to have on an occasion like that. i think we know that president trump isa think we know that president trump is a hugely controversial and divisive president, both in his own country and here, so i think there was going to be a bit more colour to some of the commentary than you might have on a different occasion with a different president. they were a number of these moments over the course of the state visit, like some of the anti—donald trump placards that the bbc showed, putting the caption that donald has landed which viewers thought added up landed which viewers thought added up to landed which viewers thought added uptoa landed which viewers thought added up to a tone of disrespect. do you think the bbc might have got it wrong? i don't think we did. i think we had a huge amount of coverage on a range of all platforms between tv, radio, online, the many dimensions of the state visit with the queen and the state banquet, the politics of the second day, the d—day commemorat

simon sharma is a hugely distinguished historian, british historian, he knows about these events androversial and divisive president, both in his own country and here, so i think there was going to be a bit more colour to some of the commentary than you might have on a different occasion with a different president. they were a number of these moments over the course of the state visit, like some of the anti—donald trump placards that the bbc showed, putting the caption that the donald has landed which viewers thought added up to a tone of disrespect. do you think the bbc might have got it wrong? i don't think we did. i think we had a huge amount of coverage on a range of all platforms between tv, radio, online, the many dimensions of the state visit with the queen and the state banquet, the politics of the second day, the d—day commemorations, in portsmouth and southsea. i think that taken as a whole, i feel we did a very good job. and we've had a lot of reaction to say, yes, that's the case. the occasional moment of levity, or a line or two by members of the audience, i'd hope they