The BBC, for all its important contributions to culture worldwide, is in deep trouble. That’s obvious. Some fear the UK’s national broadcaster faces an existential crisis.
The Royal Charter under which the BBC operates is up for renewal by 2027. Being threatened with legal action from the president of the United States is a unique problem. That led to the resignation of the director general Tim Davie, but resignations at the top of the BBC are far from unusual.
In my time working for BBC News, I saw the resignations of five directors general since the year 2000 – Tim Davie now; Greg Dyke, George Entwistle, Mark Thompson and Tony Hall in the recent past.
Every one of these leaders was talented, intelligent and committed
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