Screengrab from the "Burn the Witch" video
Radiohead has been accused of misappropriating the visuals of an 1960s children's TV animator and using them on the video for their "Burn the Witch" video.The video's animator Verpi Kettu previously told Billboard that the team took creative inspiration from Islamophobia, the ongoing refugee crisis, and the 1973 cult-horror film The Wicker Man. The design of the animations, however, were allegedly taken from Gordon Murray's 1960s animated BBC series Trumpton, according to the Daily Mail. The British newspaper reported that members of the Murray family are reportedly unhappy with the video.In an interview with the Mail, Murray's son-in-law, William Mollett, said: "Radiohead should have sought our consent as we consider this a tarnishing of the brand. It is not something we would have authorized." He added that he wouldn't show Mr. Murray, who is 96, the video because "he would be appalled."Many publications, including the Guardian and Pitchfork, had previously noted the visual similarities between "Burn the Witch" and Trumpton, but it remained unclear if Radiohead sought permission to use Trumpton's likeness in the video. When Pitchfork reached out to see if Mollett was aware of the video, Mollett replied, "I'm not aware of anything, no."Mollett said that he considers this to be a breach of copyright and are "deciding what to do next." The video's director Chris Hopewell and Radiohead both declined to comment to the Daily Mail.