"elections and European elections coverage in early June 2009. A strategy review of the BBC in March 2010, confirmed that having ""the best journalism in the world"" would form one of five key editorial policies, as part of changes subject to public consultation and BBC Trust approval. After a period of suspension in late 2012, Helen Boaden ceased to be the Director of BBC News. On 16 April 2013, incoming BBC Director-General Tony Hall named James Harding, a former editor of ""The Times"" of London newspaper as Director of News and Current Affairs. From August 2012 to March 2013, all"
"George Entwistle George Edward Entwistle (born 8 July 1962) was Director-General of the BBC during 2012, succeeding Mark Thompson. After a career in magazine journalism, he joined BBC Television in 1989, becoming a producer with a primary focus in factual and political programmes. He rose to become the director of BBC Vision, and became the Director-General of the BBC on 17 September 2012. Entwistle resigned as Director-General on 10 November 2012, following controversy over a ""Newsnight"" report which falsely implicated Lord McAlpine in the North Wales child abuse scandal. His resignation after just 54 days in the role made him"
"married Jane Porter in Wandsworth. They have a son (born 1994) and daughter (born 1996). In 2013, Entwistle enrolled as a Master's student at St Catherine's College, Oxford, studying the history of design. George Entwistle George Edward Entwistle (born 8 July 1962) was Director-General of the BBC during 2012, succeeding Mark Thompson. After a career in magazine journalism, he joined BBC Television in 1989, becoming a producer with a primary focus in factual and political programmes. He rose to become the director of BBC Vision, and became the Director-General of the BBC on 17 September 2012. Entwistle resigned as Director-General"
"now heads both as Chief Executive, BBC Studios and Director, Global. Davie is married and has three sons. Tim Davie Timothy Douglas Davie (born 25 April 1967) is the Chief Executive Officer of BBC Studios (formerly known as BBC Worldwide) who served as acting Director-General of the BBC following George Entwistle's resignation in November 2012 until Lord Hall took over the role permanently in April 2013. During his time as acting director-general he oversaw the investigations into BBC management and conduct following revelations the broadcaster had known about sexual abuse by Sir Jimmy Savile and then made false accusations against"
"Tim Davie Timothy Douglas Davie (born 25 April 1967) is the Chief Executive Officer of BBC Studios (formerly known as BBC Worldwide) who served as acting Director-General of the BBC following George Entwistle's resignation in November 2012 until Lord Hall took over the role permanently in April 2013. During his time as acting director-general he oversaw the investigations into BBC management and conduct following revelations the broadcaster had known about sexual abuse by Sir Jimmy Savile and then made false accusations against Lord McAlpine. Davie was educated at Whitgift School in Croydon, and studied English at Selwyn College, Cambridge before"
"Films. On 4 July 2012, the Chairman of the BBC Trust, Lord Patten, announced that Entwistle had been appointed to succeed Mark Thompson as Director-General of the BBC. He took up the post on 17 September 2012. Entwistle described himself as the ""right person for the job"". Only a matter of weeks into Entwistle's tenure as Director-General, the BBC became embroiled in the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal. On 23 October 2012, Entwistle faced the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee over questions the BBC had failed to broadcast a ""Newsnight"" investigation into sexual abuse allegations against Savile after the"
"Fund. Appointed Director of Audio & Music, he sat on the BBC's Executive Board with overall responsibility for all of the BBC's national radio networks and the corporation's music output across all media. This included BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4; as well as the BBC digital radio stations BBC Asian Network, BBC Radio 1Xtra, BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC 7; the three BBC Orchestras based in England; and The Proms. Davie took over as acting Director-General on 11 November 2012 following the resignation of George Entwistle in the wake of the"
"Tony Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead Anthony William Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead, (born 3 March 1951) is the Director-General of the BBC. He took up the post of Director-General on 2 April 2013. Previously he was Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London from 2001 until March 2013, and Director of News at the BBC between 1993 and 2001. Hall was made a Life Peer and took his seat in the House of Lords as a crossbench member on 22 March 2010. Tony Hall, the son of a bank manager, was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire,"
"presenter's death in 2011. Entwistle was accused by Lisa O'Carroll of ""The Guardian"" of giving a ""less than authoritative performance, showing a lack of curiosity about Newsnight's investigation"" and ""leaving the impression of a director general not entirely in command of his operation."" Entwistle resigned as BBC Director General on 10 November 2012, following controversy over a ""Newsnight"" report which indirectly and incorrectly implicated Lord McAlpine in the North Wales child abuse scandal. A particularly devastating interview with Entwistle by John Humphrys on that morning's BBC Radio 4 ""Today"" programme was possibly the immediate factor in his resignation, as it"
"Today collection. O'Reilly announced in January 2012 that she would cease working with the BBC to concentrate on her charity, the Women's Equality Network. On 22 February 2012, the comedian Rowan Atkinson had a letter he wrote to ""The Media Show"" read about the Miriam O'Reilly case. His position was not sympathetic, complaining that the creative industries should not be seen as a platform for casting legal cases against discrimination. Atkinson was denounced for suggesting creative types were above the law and his stance came in for widespread criticism. In July 2012 it was revealed that George Entwistle, the BBC"
"George Entwistle’s resignation in November 2012, James Purnell argued that the new Director General “should learn from the Birt era” stating that it was Birt’s ""boldness"" that saved the BBC. Instead of playing it safe and avoiding mistakes, he said, Birt transformed output and embraced the internet, and rebuilt relationships with government, business and the public. Media commentator Steve Hewlett, Birt's former colleague and friend, suggested in 2012 that it might be time for the BBC ""to bring in Birt 2.0"". Hewlett acknowledged that many of Birt’s reforms were unpopular, but said that without them, ""it is questionable whether the"
"Director-General of the BBC The Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation is chief executive and (from 1994) editor-in-chief of the BBC. The position was formerly appointed by the Board of Governors of the BBC (for the period of 1927 to 2007) and then the BBC Trust (from 2007 to 2017). Since 2017 the Director-General is appointed by the BBC Board. To date sixteen individuals, all of whom have been men, have been appointed Director-General, plus an additional two who were appointed in an acting capacity only. The current Director-General is Tony, Lord Hall, who was appointed from the chief executiveship"
"the shortest serving Director-General in the history of the BBC. Entwistle was born on 8 July 1962, the son of Philip and Wendy Entwistle. He was educated at Silcoates School, an independent school for boys (now co-educational), in the village of Wrenthorpe, near Wakefield in West Yorkshire. He then went on to study at the University of Durham (University College) in the city of Durham in north-east England, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Philosophy and Politics, in 1983. From 1984 to 1989, Entwistle worked as a writer and editor at Haymarket Magazines. In particular,"
"Fran Unsworth Francesca Mary ""Fran"" Unsworth (born 29 December 1957) is a British journalist and media executive. Since January 2018 she has been Director, News & Current Affairs for BBC News. She was appointed in succession to James Harding. Before then she served in various senior positions in the BBC, including director of the BBC World Service Group. Previously she was Acting Director of News at the BBC from November 2012 until August 2013 and a member of the BBC's executive board. In 2013 she was appointed Deputy Director of News and Current Affairs. A native of in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire,"
"that: ""I hope [it] will be able to lift the lid on many of the current stories within the media, offering genuine insight and intelligence, making this show a must-listen for both those within the industry – but always accessible to a wider audience of those interested in a subject that affects all our lives."" On 14 November 2012, the programme broadcast a one-hour-long special edition, prompted by the controversy that the BBC was undergoing at that time, partly highlighted by the resignation of George Entwistle from his job as Director-General of the BBC. Reviews of ""The Media Show"" have"
"married to Cynthia Hall, who was formerly headmistress of The School of St Helen and St Katharine and then of Wycombe Abbey, both girls' schools, and president of the Girls’ Schools Association. They have two children. Tony Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead Anthony William Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead, (born 3 March 1951) is the Director-General of the BBC. He took up the post of Director-General on 2 April 2013. Previously he was Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London from 2001 until March 2013, and Director of News at the BBC between 1993 and 2001."
"magazine, ""Isis"". Thompson was appointed Director-General on 21 May 2004. He succeeded Greg Dyke, who resigned on 29 January 2004 in the aftermath of the Hutton Inquiry. Although he had originally stated he was not interested in the role of Director-General and would turn down any approach from the BBC, he changed his mind, saying the job was a ""one-of-a-kind opportunity"". The decision to appoint Thompson Director-General was made unanimously by the BBC Board of Governors, headed by the then new Chairman Michael Grade (another former chief executive of Channel 4). His appointment was widely praised: Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell,"
"that's thrived in premier entertainment labyrinths."" The BBC Two programme ""Newsnight"" also broadcast, on 2 November 2012, a report containing false claims that Lord McAlpine had sexually abused children during the 1970s, as part of the North Wales child abuse scandal. It became clear that the claims were the result of mistaken identity; the BBC and the accuser both apologised, and the person concerned threatened to sue those reporting the allegations. Following criticism of his actions, the Director-General of the BBC, George Entwistle, resigned his post on 10 November 2012. Operation Yewtree was set up by the Metropolitan Police into"
"CEO of BBC Worldwide John Smith who was paid a total of £1,031,000 in 2011 (he later returned £205,000); George Entwistle who left the Director-General job after only 54 days following the Savile crisis, and received a payment of £511,500; and Roly Keating, the head of BBC Archives, who received a £375,000 severance payment in 2012 (which he later repaid in full). Margaret Hodge, chair of the Public Accounts Committee, criticised the practice, calling it an ""outrageous waste of licence fee payers' money."" Following his appointment as Director General, Lord Hall introduced a £150,000 cap on severance payments. Mark Thompson"
"of victims of child abuse. In November 2012, new allegations led to the Prime Minister, David Cameron, announcing that a senior independent figure, later named as Mrs Justice Julia Macur, would examine the conduct and remit of the Waterhouse Inquiry. In addition, the Home Secretary, Theresa May, announced a new police inquiry into how the original allegations were dealt with, as well as an investigation of any new allegations. The broadcasting of false allegations on ""Newsnight"" on 2 November led to the resignation of the Director-General of the BBC, George Entwistle, eight days later. The report of phase one of"
"Foundation since 2011, and was appointed Deputy Chairman of Channel 4 in 2012, a post he was obliged to relinquish upon becoming Director-General of the BBC. On 29 June 2018 Tony Hall was elected as the new President of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). On 25 March 2015, Hall decided not to renew ""Top Gear"" presenter Jeremy Clarkson's BBC contract after an internal investigation found that Clarkson had assaulted the programme's producer. Hall and his wife received death threats which the BBC decided were 'credible', and they were subsequently guarded by police. On 28 March, Scotland Yard confirmed that officers"
"broadcast. In early October 2012, it was found that a Newsnight investigation to allegations of sexual abuse by the late Jimmy Savile had been shelved shortly before it was due to be broadcast. On 11 October George Entwistle, the Director-General of the BBC, directed the head of BBC Scotland, Ken MacQuarrie, to commence an investigation into why this program was cancelled, He also announced an investigation into the BBC's child protection policy, and another into the prevalent culture within the department, particularly at the time of Savile's employment. On 23 October 2012, Entwistle appeared before the Culture, Media and Sport"
"a newcomer) and Tinniswood Award (for best original drama) were awarded separately. The Imison and Tinniswood Awards are now incorporated into the Audio Drama Awards. Although nominations are dominated by the BBC's in-house arts-oriented stations, namely Radio 3 and Radio 4, entries are open to other radio stations. The judges included personalities in the radio, acting and theatre industry and literary world such as British dramatist Nell Leyshon, American novelist Stephen Wright, performance historian Viv Gardner, English actor Robert Bathurst, long-time BBC producer and Director-General (since April 2013) Lord Hall, comedian Alexei Sayle, actress Imogen Stubbs and Royal Shakespeare Company"
"for its broadcast, after Steve Messham apologised for the mistaken identity. The Director-General of the BBC, George Entwistle, stated that he had been unaware of the content of the report before it was broadcast, and after further criticism in the media resigned on 10 November. A former ITV journalist, Paddy French, claimed in November 2012 that Waterhouse had been surprised that evidence from Des Frost, a former Deputy Director of Bryn Alyn, had not been reported to his inquiry despite Frost reporting abuse to the police. On 17 December 2012 it was reported that Operation Pallial had received information from"
"had a record-breaking year with its largest ever growth in peak audience share and its first all-hours audience share growth on record. In May 2013, Cohen became Director of BBC Television, succeeding Roger Mosey, who had been temporarily in the post since August 2012. In this role Cohen oversees the BBC's Television Networks (BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three and BBC Four) and BBC Productions – Europe's largest television production group. BBC Productions encompasses all of the BBC's Drama, Comedy, Entertainment and Factual production and commissioning. He also has responsibility for the BBC's feature film unit, BBC Films, and the"
"8 May 2018 ""The Guardian"" reported that, ""Sir Cliff Richard is seeking a payment of at least £560,000 from the BBC following the broadcaster’s coverage of a police raid at his home in 2014"". In July 2018 Sir Cliff won his case for damages. Fran Unsworth Francesca Mary ""Fran"" Unsworth (born 29 December 1957) is a British journalist and media executive. Since January 2018 she has been Director, News & Current Affairs for BBC News. She was appointed in succession to James Harding. Before then she served in various senior positions in the BBC, including director of the BBC World"
"Frederick Ogilvie Sir Frederick Wolff Ogilvie FRSE (7 February 1893 – 10 June 1949) was Director-General of the BBC from 19 July 1938 (aged 45) to 26 January 1942, and was succeeded by joint Directors-General Cecil Graves and Robert W. Foot. He was knighted by King George VI on 10 June 1942. Ogilvie was born in February 1893 in Valparaíso, Chile, the youngest son of Mary Ann (née Wolff) and William Maxwell Ogilvie, an engineer from Harrow Weald in northwest London. His parents were of Scottish descent. Ogilvie was educated at Packwood Haugh School and Clifton College, before beginning studying"
"acts with corpses in their mortuary in Leeds; Savile was friends with the chief mortician, who gave him near-unrestricted access. The developing scandal led to inquiries into practices at the BBC and the National Health Service. It was alleged that rumours of Savile's activities had circulated at the BBC in the 1960s and 1970s, but no action had been taken. The Director-General of the BBC, George Entwistle, apologised for what had happened, and on 16 October 2012 appointed former High Court judge Dame Janet Smith to review the culture and practices of the BBC during the time Savile worked there;"
"the position of Director-General of the BBC for the same reason. He was announced as having accepted the position of chairman with the Victoria and Albert Museum on 18 June 2007, but stepped down from the post a month later, recognising a conflict of interest with his position at the University of the Arts London. In 2013, it was announced that Tusa would be leaving his post at University of the Arts London from August that year, and that Sir John Sorrell CBE would be the new chairman. Tusa continues to write and broadcast widely. He has written two books"
"Guardian newspaper. In August 2013, he was also appointed Chairman of the board of Bloomsbury Publishing, in an independent and non-executive capacity. He was knighted in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to young people and public life. Anthony Salz Sir Anthony Michael Vaughan Salz (born 30 June 1950) is a British solicitor. He sat on the Board of Governors of the BBC and was Acting Chairman in 2006. Salz assumed the position on 1 August 2004 after the resignation of the former Vice Chairman, Lord Ryder. Following the resignation of Michael Grade as BBC Chairman on 28 November 2006,"
"in the North Wales child abuse scandal. The person who was the focus of the Newsnight broadcast, despite not being named, was widely identified on the internet as the former Conservative Party Treasurer Lord McAlpine. Lord McAlpine issued a statement strongly denying the accusations. This allegation was subsequently admitted by the BBC to be false. The broadcasting of the false claim led to the resignation of George Entwistle as Director-General of the BBC on 10 November 2012. Lord Patten, Chairman of the BBC Trust, described the report as ""unacceptable shoddy journalism"". Stickler resigned from the Bureau in light of the"
"and later with Lord Hill (played by Ron Cook) when he was Director General. Hugh Greene Sir Hugh Carleton Greene (15 November 1910 – 19 February 1987) was a British journalist and television executive. He was Director-General of the BBC from 1960 to 1969, and is generally credited with modernising an organisation that had fallen behind in the wake of the launch of ITV in 1955. He was the brother of Graham Greene, the English novelist. Greene was born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, one of the four sons and two daughters of Charles Henry Greene, Headmaster of Berkhamsted School. His brothers"
"Shadow Culture Secretary Julie Kirkbride and Greg Dyke were amongst those who supported his selection. He took up the role of Director-General on 22 June 2004 (Mark Byford had been Acting Director-General since Dyke's resignation). On his first day he announced several management changes, including the replacement of the BBC's sixteen-person executive committee with a slimmed-down executive board of nine top managers. In 2007 it emerged that the BBC had been involved in a number of editorial guideline breaches. Mark Thompson, as BBC editor-in-chief investigated these breaches, and presented his interim report to the BBC Trust on 18 July 2007."