Tony Hall, former BBC Director General on the need for a debate on public service media, local radio changes, investment in news and GB News

Tony Hall – Lord Hall of Birkenhead - was the director general of the BBC from 2013 until 2020. He joined the Corporation as a trainee in 1973 rising to director of BBC News and current affairs in 1990 and continued to lead BBC News until 2001. During his tenure he launched BBC Parliament, BBC 5 Live, BBC News 24 and BBC News Online, before taking some time off to run the Royal Opera house in Covent Garden. He also spent time on Channel 4’s board. Tony calls for a debate on public service media and discusses local radio changes, the merger of the two BBC news channels, classical music cuts, Channel 4, appointing a new BBC chair, impartiality and GB News."At the core of the BBC is news, I think the BBC should be investing more in its news operation to be honest with you."Support the podcast by signing up here Find all our podcasts here @BeebRoger@[email protected]: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.