On
大象传媒 News 24's HARDtalk tonight (Friday, 25 October), Tim Sebastian
interviews Lord John Birt, Former Director General of the 大象传媒
He's been one of the most controversial Director Generals of the
大象传媒.
Appointed
to the position in the high season of Thatcherism, Birt is credited
with saving the licence fee which keeps the 大象传媒 a public broadcaster.
But
he also introduced a series of internal reforms - a kind of "permanent
revolution" that critics say reduced programme quality: programme
budgets were drained to pay for commercial adventures, and management
consultants stalked the corridors of Television Centre "re-engineering"
the corporation.
Since
leaving the 大象传媒 Lord Birt has been seconded to Downing Street as
a key strategy advisor to the Government. Tim Sebastian asks him
did he save or stultify the 大象传媒?
Notes to Editors
HARDtalk
is broadcast on 大象传媒 News 24, Monday to Friday at 10.30pm, and is
repeated Tuesday to Saturday at 2.30am.
