{"id":17420,"date":"2022-06-23T18:27:25","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T16:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1667145"},"modified":"2022-06-23T18:53:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T16:53:11","slug":"andrew-neil-says-reduction-in-licence-fee-has-hurt-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/andrew-neil-says-reduction-in-licence-fee-has-hurt-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Neil says reduction in licence fee has hurt BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lauren Morris\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 23 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It\u2019s been nearly two years since Andrew Neil left the BBC, with the political broadcaster first joining GB News as the fledgling channel\u2019s chairman, before quickly leaving and now going on to host The Andrew Neil Show on Channel 4.<\/p>\n

However, the broadcaster has now given his thoughts on the current state of the channel with which he spent the most years, saying that cuts to the licence fee have had an \u201cimpact\u201d on BBC News.<\/p>\n

Neil hosted multiple programmes across the BBC throughout the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, and told this week\u2019s Radio Times<\/strong> magazine that BBC News has \u201csuffered because it\u2019s been death by a thousand cuts\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThe licence fee has been reduced by 30 per cent in real terms since 2010. It\u2019s frozen again for another two years. The conversation at the BBC has been \u2018How can we do this more cheaply?\u2019 Not \u2018How can we do it better?\u2019 That\u2019s had its impact on BBC News.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Andrew Neil Show<\/span><\/figcaption> Channel 4<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Neil also spoke about how both the BBC and other broadcasters\u2019 coverage has declined in his eyes, due to a lack of consideration and depth of conversation.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cEven the BBC doesn\u2019t have room for long interviews any more. People like intelligent conversation. There\u2019s too much shouting, too much ideology, too much point-scoring and not enough intelligent exchange of views.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Neil\u2019s new Channel 4 show, The Andrew Neil Show, is a half-hour weekly programme which sees Neil conducting interviews with decision takers and news makers from across the political spectrum, while he also gives his own individual take on the biggest issues of our times.<\/p>

The programme has so far seen guests including Jacob Rees-Mogg, Mick Lynch and David Miliband, with the show also accompanied by a weekly podcast.<\/p>\n

The Andrew Neil Show airs at 6pm on Sundays on Channel 4. You can read the full interview with Andrew Neil in this week\u2019s issue of Radio Times magazine. <\/strong>If you\u2019re looking for something to watch tonight, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n

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