Michael Grade on Solving the BBC’s Big Problems, MAFS UK Allegations & Running Channel 4

TV Insiders Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville are joined by Michael Grade to talk about the challenges facing new BBC Director General Matt Brittin, questions asked of Channel 4 after allegations made about Married at First Sight UK and Blackadder, Doctor Who, Father Ted and more!

In this episode:

• What the new BBC Director General needs to do first, and why coming in from the outside can be a strength
• Why Michael Grade thinks the BBC should take more risks and become “a nursery and not a grocery”
• The BBC’s culture, Oxbridge snobbery, scheduling, and why the middle of television has disappeared
• Why the BBC needs to justify public money in a streaming world and what its real purpose should be
• Michael Grade’s take on Channel 4, new voices, and whether it can survive as a smaller, distinctive broadcaster
• The Married at First Sight UK allegations, duty of care, and whether reality TV has gone too far
• Telling talent the truth, spotting blind spots, and why great TV still depends on taste
• Blackadder, Father Ted, Doctor Who and more!

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Chapters

00:00 Coming up!

01:10 The Challenges for the New BBC Director General

18:19 Running Channel 4

22:35 Almost Cancelling Black Adder

25:07 Married at First Sight UK and reality TV ethics

30:55 The Rest of Michael's Career

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