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LONDON, May 23: Conversation) The BBC is among Britain’s most valuable cultural exports, representing soft power at its most effective. Newcomers including Netflix and Amazon have deeper pockets, but the BBC has set enduring standards in British radio and television production. Executives at Sky, ITV and Channel 4 acknowledge its role as a benchmark that has enhanced the reputation of British broadcasting. Long a trusted source of news for the discerning, it has a global reputation for accuracy and honesty. So, we should not be astonished that the BBC is ridden with intense angst about Lord...

The Bashir scandal has discredited the BBC. I doubt it can ever recover Lord Dyson's report used the word “naive” for the dismissive attitude that BBC managers showed in their treatment of the Bashir revelations 22 May 2021 • 4:16pm The morning after Prince William’s shattering statement, Nick Robinson began his coverage on the Today programme by describing it, presumably with a straight face, as one great “national institution” attacking another. Which raises the question: does the BBC regard itself as being on a par with the monarchy? Answer: you bet it does. Much of the rest of...

It is time for a devolved editorial board led by a specialist, qualified figure, before one more journalistic lapse brings whole house down

Where Britain's top hoteliers stay when they go on holiday From al fresco eggs Benedict in a Beverly Hills icon to a cabin in windswept Cornwall – our favourite hoteliers on their dream hotels 17 April 2021 • 5:00am The Six Senses chain created the idea of 'barefoot chic'. Above, their property in Botanique, Brazil Who else did Picasso really rate as artists? What music did Schubert love to hear, apart from his own? Which start-up companies does Jeff Bezos tip to succeed? Insider advice has always been both fascinating and illuminating, so forget the so-called experts (like me) and let’...