BBC Ian Brady ‘tribute’ quiz sparks outrage and bemusement

Radio played theme tune to the Brady Bunch, Suffer Little Children by the Smiths and Psycho Killer by Talking Heads

The BBC has apologised after one of its local radio stations aired a musical quiz relating to the death of murderer Ian Brady.

BBC Radio Leeds’ host Nathan Turvey asked listeners to guess which famous person had died in the last week with help from musical clues, including “All the Young Dudes” by Mott The Hoople, the theme tune to the Brady Bunch, “Suffer Little Children” by the Smiths and “Psycho Killer” by Talking Heads.

“I think most of you worked out the answer was Ian Brady, which is someone we’re talking about this morning, of course, who died earlier in the week,” said Mr Turvey.

Listeners took to social media to express their concern, bemusement and distaste for the game.

“Please tell me that this isn't genuine?” asked one social media user.

“Jeez....someone left their brain cell on the bus,” wrote another.

On the BBC website, the segment was called a “tribute” to Ian Brady, and one person commented that the game was "disgusting".

The BBC responded in a statement: "This was clearly unacceptable and we apologise."

Brady tortured and murdered five children between the age of 10 and 17 years old with the help of accomplice Myra Hindley in the 1960s.

He buried their bodies on Saddleworth Moor, and refused to tell the mother of one of his victims, 12-year-old Keith Bennett, where he hid the body.

Detectives are still looking for Keith, but his mother, Winnie Johnson, who begged Brady to tell her what happened to her son, died in August 2012.

Greater Manchester police said they would never close the case of the murders, even though Brady died in a secure hospital in Ashworth aged 79.

Brady’s lawyer said his ashes would not be scattered on the moor after a coroner sought confirmation that Brady’s body would be disposed of in a “right and proper manner”.