A far-right Italian politician has called for an episode of the children’s TV series Peppa Pig to be banned in the country.
“We ask Rai, which buys the rights to the Peppa Pig series in Italy with a fee from all Italians, not to broadcast the episode in question on any channel or web platform.”
The episode, entitled “Families”, was broadcast in the UK on Tuesday (6 September).
The new characters are parents to the pre-established Peppa Pig character Penny.