THE BBC has said an eagerly anticipated documentary about the life of former first minister Ian Paisley will be broadcast next week as planned.
The clarification came after a planned press screening due to be held yesterday was cancelled.
Unionists were stunned after the first instalment of the two-part documentary was broadcast on Monday, in which the former DUP leader admitted that Catholics faced discrimination in the north under the old Stormont regime.
The former moderator of the Free Presbyterian Church was also critical of the actions of British soldiers on Bloody Sunday who gunned down 14 innocent Catholic men in January 1972.
Part two of the documentary is expected to be severely critical of first minister Peter Robinson, who replaced Lord Bannside as DUP leader.
The dramatic cancellation of the press screening has led to speculation that the DUP had launched a legal challenge.
It is understood correspondence has been exchanged between the makers of the programme and senior DUP figures referred to in it. However, a spokesman for the party last night said: "Nobody from the DUP has sought or got a legal injunction on the programme."
A BBC Northern Ireland spokesman said: "The programme is still in production." He confirmed that the programme remains "scheduled to go out" on Monday.
* CRITICISM: Ian Paisley is expected to criticise his successor Peter Robinson in a BBC documentary on monday