RTVE, the Spanish state broadcaster, is set to demand “explanations” from the BBC, its UK counterpart, following allegations of plagiarism surrounding a newly announced British television series. The unveiling of the BBC’s latest project, “The Ministry of Time,” described as a “new” and “utterly unique” series, was met with immediate controversy as it bore striking resemblances to an existing Spanish TV show. Absent from the BBC’s announcement was any acknowledgment of the Spanish TV drama, “El Ministerio del Tiempo”,which aired from 2015 to 2019 and shares both its title and plot elements. In…