I'm not certain that the BBC can claim to be making a wide enough range of distinctive programmes to make the case convincingly.

I honestly believe that TV generally is obsessed with the ratings battle to the point of cutting its own throat.

I ought to rejoice in the fact that our principal rival has died, but I don't.

Not every programme dealing with issues of global significance has to be fronted by last weeks winner of Have I Got News For You-but I suppose you might be wrong.

I was disappointed not to be able to interview Mr. Clinton. I met him two years ago. I was looking forward to talking with him about issues from Africa to terrorism.

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 in the market.

It's absolutely fine to think of new ways of doing things, and I'm not just asking for the traditional reporter to look into our living rooms night after night.