This fascinating investigation into the BBC’s relationship with successive British government’s finds that the BBC has never been an impartial news source, despite efforts by the BBC to fight government control.
Al Jazeera digs deep and interviews BBC presenters, managers and former directors and reveals a shocking level of government interference from successive British governments.
It’s clear that governments can bring political pressure to bear but this investigation reveals an insidious, behind the scenes, attack with threats to withdraw funding as a means of control.