Eight years on from his stint as caretaker boss, many of the same issues remain. Is he up to the job?
The last time Tim Davie was director general of the
BBC, he found himself dealing with a crisis over the corporation’s news output, divisions over its internal culture, and a hostile government.
Eight years on from that stint as caretaker boss in the aftermath of the Jimmy Savile
Sexual Abuse scandal, little has changed. Davie will face many of the same issues when he takes control of the corporation on a permanent basis next week.