#bbc

When the news is good, the BBC view is: 'Get the government out of the picture quickly, don't allow them to say anything about it.' When the news is bad: 'Let's all dump on the government.' ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#allow #anything #bad #bbc #dump

I wish I hadn't lost it, and for the rest of my life I can never again lose my temper on TV. The BBC could have sacked me and that would have been the end of my career on TV. ↗

— John Sweeney

#bbc #been #career #could #end

I would argue that television and particularly the BBC were instrumental in puffing up the Royal Family to a level where they were inflated out of all, all proportion to their relevance on the national scene. ↗

— Andrew Morton

#bbc #family #i #inflated #instrumental

The BBC's television, radio and online services remain an important part of British culture and the fact the BBC continues to thrive amongst audiences at home and abroad is testament to a professional and dedicated management team who are committed to providing a quality public service. ↗

— Pauline Neville-Jones

#amongst #audiences #bbc #british #committed

I'm happy to be your servant till the day that I die. ↗

— Merlin

#bbc #death #freindship #love #merlin

You never know when you might need to kill someone. ↗

— Merlin

#death #humor #merlin #murder #death

You should always waste time when you don't have any. Time is not the boss of you. Rule 408. ↗

— Steven Moffat

#doctor-who #eleventh-doctor #doctor-who

As long as the appointment process is transparent and there is a broad mix of political views among the governors of the BBC, I think the public can feel confident that impartiality and independence are just as important to me as they have been to previous incumbents. ↗

— Gavyn Davies

#appointment #bbc #been #broad #confident

It was an interesting question as to whether the BBC had a future in the digital world, and what form of market failure could justify the licence fee system. ↗

— Gavyn Davies

#could #digital #digital world #failure #fee

The BBC should not have a cheerleader. It should have somebody who runs the organisation in the interests of the public and that should be a chairman. ↗

— Gavyn Davies

#chairman #cheerleader #interests #organisation #public