By Matt Elton

Published: Saturday, 25 June 2022 at 12:00 am


In the latest instalment of our monthly series marking the centenary of the BBC, media historian David Hendy talks to Matt Elton about the political pressures and fissures that defined the 1970s and 80s – and the ways in which they shaped the corporation’s output.

David Hendy is the author of The BBC: A People’s History (Profile Books, 2022)