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The five BBC board members to be grilled by MPs this week
23 Nov 2025 14:09 GMT
… by default,” predicted a former BBC non-executive director. “At … front. Thomson, formerly the BBC’s chief operating officer, left … POHLE
The role went to George Entwistle, who lasted just 54 … in 2018.
George Entwistle lasted just 54 days as BBC director-general …
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Two BBC Executives Resign After Panorama Ethics Scandal Exposes Years of Bias
20 Nov 2025 14:15 GMT
… news-gathering operation, the BBC has long wielded enormous … network buried the story. George Entwistle, BBC’s Director-General at … identified 180 violations of BBC guidelines and national broadcasting … so far?
Veteran BBC correspondent Robin Aitken offered …
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No parting honour for BBC boss Tim Davie: RICHARD EDEN'S DIARY
20 Nov 2025 04:06 GMT
… down the offer in 2012. George Entwistle, who left that year after … changed the history’ of the BBC.
The book tells how Martin … tricked Diana into her 1995 BBC Panorama interview. Jephson was visibly … . Jephson says: ‘If the BBC finally listened to me and …
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CommentThe BBC is in trouble but it remains a trusted news source
18 Nov 2025 16:19 GMT
… Tim Davie now; Greg Dyke, George Entwistle, Mark Thompson and Tony Hall … world knows, the current BBC mess began with the … public figures.
Nevertheless, the BBC is in trouble. The editing … , inexcusable. Apologies from the BBC to Mr Trump are, therefore …
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Boardroom Dramas, Backstabbing and the BBC's Darkest Hour
16 Nov 2025 12:29 GMT
… the scandal that brought down George Entwistle in 2012. Those events … consistently clear that the BBC is editorially and operationally …
Nobody writes about the BBC board without observing that … figures, who say the BBC is institutionally biased or …
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More heads must roll at the BBC
12 Nov 2025 10:52 GMT
… he was pushed (following George Entwistle in 2012 and Tony Hall … the situation’ and that the BBC ‘deserves strong leadership.’ He … form journalism’. It is BBC Television’s self-described ‘ … companies are racist – which BBC Verify later confirmed is false …
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BBC stars MOCK Donald Trump's threat to sue corporation for $1billion as defiant director-general urges rebellious staff to 'stand up for journalism'
11 Nov 2025 22:04 GMT
… include claims that the BBC reporters responsible for gender … after enduring countless BBC rows.
Outgoing BBC director–general Tim … Yesterday, outgoing director of BBC News Deborah Turness defiantly … from November 2012 after George Entwistle resigned in the wake …
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I’ve seen the BBC flat out on the canvas before. Brave journalism is the best way to hit back
11 Nov 2025 17:02 GMT
… revelations, which helped force out George Entwistle, even though he had … intelligence, are not consistent in BBC output; and recently the … the obligation that the BBC should reflect all its … alienating to others. The BBC never truly understood the leave …
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Tuesday briefing: What the BBC’s new crisis reveals about its failures – and future
11 Nov 2025 06:41 GMT
… . Then, in 2012, George Entwistle resigned after being in the … saying on Monday: “BBC News is not institutionally biased … typically bombastic accusation that the BBC is harbouring “corrupt journalists … ”.
Less encouragingly, the BBC confirmed it has received a …
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How scandals at Britain’s BBC have rocked its leadership over the years
11 Nov 2025 00:34 GMT
The BBC’s top leader and head … of the BBC’s leaders:
Jimmy Savile scandal
November 2012: George Entwistle resigned …