He is known in England for his work on a controversial 2003 report about a British government briefing paper on Iraq and weapons of mass destruction (the September Dossier) while working for BBC Radio 4's The Today Programme as its defense and diplomatic correspondent. He felt compelled to resign from the BBC when that report came under fire for reliance on unreliable sources.[34] Recently, Mr. Gilligan has been criticized for allegedly creating fake online identities to praise and defend his work, a practice known as "sockpuppeting."[35] He now produces and presents "Forum" on Press TV.