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BNP can come back on Question Time every year, says BBC boss

28.10.09
Latest: BNP is entitled to be invited back onto Question Time once a year on the basis of the public support it is getting, the BBC’s director-general said... more

How the BBC survives

13.10.09
Despite attacks from media rivals and politicians of both parties, Lord Reith's ever-burgeoning institution seems to survive - and even strengthen... more

BBC may break law recruiting older newsreader

25.09.09
BBC insists it will press ahead with plans to recruit older female newsreader, despite warnings that it could breach employment laws... more

My wife works, has three children and a political husband. She has no time to Twitter

16.09.09
Interview: From his ‘suburban heaven’, Lib-Dem leader Nick Clegg talks about marriage, bank bonuses and coalitions... more

BBC plan to sell off part of £1bn-a-year Worldwide arm

14.09.09
BBC considering selling a portion of its lucrative commercial division as part of a review into the corporation’s activities... more

BBC to release report and accounts

14.07.09
The BBC will release its annual report and accounts, amid turbulent times for the corporation... more

BBC bosses get pay rises as corporation slashes jobs

14.07.09
BBC faces a backlash as it emerges that its two top bosses enjoyed pay increases — while introducing cost-cutting measures... more

Dangers are mounting for BBC that won't listen to critics

01.07.09
Does the BBC have a death wish? I dislike lining up with the corporation's knee-jerk critics, but I have to admit that I am rapidly becoming an exasperated supporter of Britain's, and the world's, most renowned public service broadcaster.... more

Bruce Forsyth's pay is Strictly cut by £160,000

01.07.09
Bruce Forsyth has reportedly agreed to take a pay cut for the next series of Strictly Come Dancing.... more

BBC chief defends massive expenses as 'reasonable'

26.06.09
Mark Thompson, BBC's director-general, defends Corporation's multi-million pound gravy train... more

BBC boss used licence fee to fly family home

25.06.09
BBC Director-General Mark Thompson used more than £2,000 of licence fee-payers’ money to fly his family home from holiday... more

BBC boss hits back at calls 'top-slice' licence fee

24.06.09
BBC director general Mark Thompson has come out firmly against Government proposals to "top-slice" the TV licence fee to provide around £130 million for commercial broadcasters... more

Hugh joins other chefs with a beef

12.06.09
Gordon Ramsay is not the only high-profile celebrity chef having a hard time of it. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, the old Etonian contemporary of David Cameron, is not exactly flush with cash.... more

BBC stars told to expect 40 per cent salary cuts

10.06.09
Dozens of BBC stars have been warned by the Corporation to expect large cuts in their salaries, it has been disclosed... more

BBC chief is cleared over ban on Gaza cash appeal

19.02.09
BBC director-general Mark Thompson has been cleared by the corporation's watchdog over his decision not to air a charity appeal for the people of Gaza... more

The best choice for the Met

26.01.09
WHATEVER the result of today's interviews for a new Metropolitan Police Commissioner to succeed Sir Ian Blair, London will get an able, experienced and highly competent police chief... more

Staff anger over BBC’s refusal to broadcast Gaza appeal

26.01.09
BBC bosses faced outrage today from their staff and stars over their refusal to screen an aid appeal for Gaza... more

BBC boss backs channel merger

12.01.09
The BBC's director-general outlined his support for mergers between commercial broadcasters such as Channel 4 and Five to help them beat the economic downturn... more

Whatever the BBC's faults, we must save the licence fee

04.11.08
With all the leaden predictability of an EastEnders plotline, the brouhaha over Russell Brand, Jonathan Ross, and those blindingly unfunny phone calls has mutated into a good old row about nonagenarian Auntie... more

BBC must learn from this fiasco

31.10.08
The BBC has finally taken decisive action against those responsible for the prank phone calls to actor Andrew Sachs. It is right that Jonathan Ross should be suspended without pay for three months. Russell Brand would surely have faced similar sanction had he not already resigned. It is right, too, that Radio 2 Controller Lesley Douglas fell on her sword: she had to take ultimate responsibility. It has been a terrible week for the BBC. Now the Corporation must learn from it, although BBC Trust Chairman Sir Michael Lyons's defensive performance on this morning's Today programme does not inspire confidence that it will do so. ... more

Ross quits ITV comedy awards as stars back 'scapegoat'

31.10.08
Jonathan Ross has pulled out of hosting the ITV comedy awards in the wake of his suspension from the BBC... more

More than just a breach of taste

29.10.08
THE BBC’s director general, Mark Thompson, has finally surfaced, taking shows presented by Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand off the air while complaints over their offensive messages to actor Andrew Sachs are investigated... more

BBC boss: 'I'm sorry for gross lapse of taste'

29.10.08
BBC Director General Mark Thompson expressed his anger today over the "gross lapse of taste" that led to him suspending two of his top stars.... more

Suspended Ross warned 'never again'

28.10.08
The BBC was hoping today that a three-month ban for star presenter Jonathan Ross and the resignation of Radio 2's boss would draw a line under the obscene phone calls furore... more

Suspended Ross warned 'never again'

27.10.08
The BBC was on the brink of open rebellion over the Jonathan Ross phone affair. One of the corporation's most senior officials has told friends she would quit if any of her staff were sacked.... more

Television and Radio

08.10.08
London still exports hit formats all over the world and is a hothouse for the use of new technologies in tandem with traditional creative talents. ... more

How BBC bosses racked up £50,000 of expenses on flowers and prom trips

15.08.08
BBC bosses have claimed thousands to cover expenses such as hotels, theatre trips, flowers and Prom tickets to thank staff. ... more

But pay and bonus bonanza at BBC

08.07.08
BBC chiefs have been criticised for pocketing huge pay rises despite a disastrous year for the corporation's reputation... more

But pay and bonus bonanza at BBC

08.07.08
BBC chiefs have been criticised for pocketing huge pay rises despite a disastrous year for the corporation's reputation... more

Tributes at premiere of Minghella's final film

19.03.08
The premiere of Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella's final film became a celebration of his life with tributes led by BBC Director General Mark Thompson... more

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