Cases Quote by Jonathan Dimbleby

There is still an element of the BBC that feels it is somehow wrong, or it will be open to criticism, if it makes…

— Armando Iannucci

It would be a shame if the BBC didn't exist.

— James May

I'm not sure I buy the argument that the public is more mistrustful - the debate will always garner that kind of traction because…

— Emily Maitlis

The challenge is the culture. You have to have a vision for the BBC-it can't merely be that it's big and has a place…

— Jonathan Dimbleby

The BBC fulfils a wonderful cultural function. Maybe the problem is that it feels it needs to be everything to everybody.

— Andrew Davies

Nothing is covered adequately by the BBC. The BBC has become the biggest disappointment - they're just so terrified. And in a way it's…

— Irvine Welsh

The BBC is very aware of its role in shaping people's consciousness... it's manipulative and deeply political.

— Ken Loach

The BBC is another part of the destruction of Great Britain. The truth is that the BBC doesn't know that it is biased. It…

— Norman Tebbit

The BBC is in many ways wonderful, but it is not good at recognising when a programme has come to the end of its…

— David Starkey

I actually think the BBC and, to a lesser extent, ITV have recognised for quite a while that age and experience count for quite…

— Angela Rippon

The BBC produces wonderful programmes; it also produces a load of old rubbish.

— Jonathan Dimbleby

I like the fact the BBC allows you to criticise the BBC without firing you.

— Richard Bacon