The atmosphere in the Scottish independence race has become "soured", according to the leader of the Better Together campaign.
Alistair Darling said aspects of the trail were "deeply depressing", as he cited a demonstration against a broadcaster whose reporting was perceived to be biased against independence.
Up to 1,000 Yes supporters held a demo outside BBC Scotland's headquarters in Glasgow on Sunday.
A BBC spokeswoman said: "We believe our coverage of the referendum has been rigorously impartial and in line with our guidelines on fairness and impartiality."
Mr Darling told Sky News Tonight: "How depressing was it when people marched through the streets of Glasgow with posters of journalists that were out of favour with the nationalists."
He said some people found the protest "deeply sinister" and he said people should not feel bullied into voting Yes.
A protest outside the BBC in Glasgow on Sunday "The atmosphere has been soured in recent weeks", he told Sky's Adam Boulton.
And he urged the country to unite after Thursday's referendum, regardless of whether there was a Yes or No vote.
He said: "Whatever the result it is up to everyone to make sure as a country we work together because it is in all our interests."
Mr Darling said there were supporters of the union who were afraid to speak out.
And he said as the polls narrowed "it has galvanised a lot of people who up until now, have been reluctant to say things, that this is so big that I am not prepared to let my country go the wrong way".
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond said people must be able "to express a view in a peaceful and joyous fashion".
Asked in an interview with the Sunday Herald whether the BBC's referendum coverage was biased, he responded: "Yes, absolutely."
He added: "Don't get me wrong, I like these folk, but they don't realise they're biased. It's the unconscious bias which is the most extraordinary thing of all."
Scotland First Minister Alex Salmond Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael claimed Yes campaigners were using "intimidation tactics" and called on Mr Salmond to act.
He said: "The reality of this is the people who are jostled in the streets, the people who are pushed off the streets are not Alex Salmond or Nicola Sturgeon or John Swinney; it's people like John Prescott and Alistair Darling.
"And they are pushed off the streets by people waving Yes posters.
"If there is bullying here, clearly there is now quite a serious atmosphere where people who are supporting a No vote don't feel comfortable in saying so publicly."
Mr Salmond has claimed the Prime Minister's "fingerprints are all over a scaremongering" campaign by banks, businesses and leading retailers who have voiced their concerns over independence.
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