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25.10.02

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HARDtalk: John Birt


On ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News 24's HARDtalk tonight (Friday, 25 October), Tim Sebastian interviews Lord John Birt, Former Director General of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½

He's been one of the most controversial Director Generals of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.


Appointed to the position in the high season of Thatcherism, Birt is credited with saving the licence fee which keeps the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½?

Notes to Editors


HARDtalk is broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News 24, Monday to Friday at 10.30pm, and is repeated Tuesday to Saturday at 2.30am.


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