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BBC Trust
September 2023
Next BBC chair faces tougher scrutiny over conflicts of interest
After the row that led to Richard Sharp’s exit, a more rigorous selection process is now in place
August 2022
Offshore firm links BBC chair to sanction-hit Russian ‘Nickel King’
Richard Sharp used Cayman Island company to invest in crypto firm founded by oligarch, documents reveal
May 2021
Armando Iannucci leads criticism of secrecy over BBC’s future
The Thick of It creator seeks meeting with culture secretary to discuss ‘drip feed of sinister headlines’
March 2020
BBC pauses plans to cut jobs amid coronavirus outbreak
Proposal to axe 450 jobs and pay for the licence fee for over-75s put on ice
September 2017
Former BBC chair Rona Fairhead given ministerial post
Life peerage also given to Fairhead, who resigned from BBC after being told she would have to reapply for role
August 2017
Peter Preston on press and broadcasting
Why interference is an ongoing issue for the BBC
Peter Preston
Karen Bradley’s demands, issued via Ofcom, still amounts to Whitehall bullying the public service broadcaster
July 2017
BBC promises a wider mix than rivals as it seeks to reinvent itself
Broadcaster outlines plan for ‘reflecting and representing a changing UK’ and its strategy for competing with Netflix and Amazon
April 2017
Peter Preston on press and broadcasting
You wake to find you are in charge of the BBC. Imagine your day …
Peter Preston
The oversights and restrictions imposed on Lord Hall, the director general, seem to grow by the week. How does he manage to keep going?
March 2017
Three senior BBC execs miss out on new board as Paralympian appointed
No place for James Purnell, James Harding and Charlotte Moore, with Tanni Grey-Thompson made a non-executive director
January 2017
BBC Trust says Laura Kuenssberg report on Corbyn was inaccurate
Sir David Clementi lands parliamentary approval for BBC chair role
Incoming BBC chair calls for 'crown jewel' sports review in first appearance
Peter Preston on press and broadcasting
In interesting times, the BBC gets the most unexciting board chairman imaginable
Peter Preston
Sir David Clementi: City grandee ready to do the business at the BBC
Sir David Clementi confirmed as new BBC chair
David Clementi set to be named as government choice for BBC chair
Peter Preston on press and broadcasting
Nothing can stop the mighty Ofcom: except, perhaps, the BBC
Peter Preston
December 2016
The Guardian view on the BBC chair: selfless public servant wanted
Editorial:
The corporation’s system of governance is at the heart of its ability to fulfil its mission of fearless impartiality
Architect of BBC reforms among candidates to head board he proposed
Sir David Clementi, who recommended the BBC Trust system be scrapped, reportedly one of six being considered for role
Peter Preston on press and broadcasting
Who on Earth would want to be BBC chair now?
Peter Preston
The mighty new corporation board needs a big player to run it. But who will take such a high-stress job on Mrs May’s austerity wages?
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