John Birt, Baron Birt, was an influential if controversial figure in British broadcasting. He was Director-General of the BBC from 1992 to 2000. After a highly successful career in commercial television, first at Granada and then at LWT, Birt was brought in as deputy director-general of the BBC in 1987 for his current affairs expertise.

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  • John Birt, Baron Birt, was an influential if controversial figure in British broadcasting. He was Director-General of the BBC from 1992 to 2000. After a highly successful career in commercial television, first at Granada and then at LWT, Birt was brought in as deputy director-general of the BBC in 1987 for his current affairs expertise. The forced departure of Director-General Alasdair Milne following pressure from the Thatcher government required someone at the top, preferably from outside the corporation, with editorial and production experience: Milne had been summarily replaced by Michael Checkland, an accountant. Birt was credited with re-structuring the BBC in accordance with Conservative Party privatisation policies, but in the face of much internal opposition. His supporters insist he saved the corporation from possible government sell-off, and properly equipped it to face the digital age. Birt later became an adviser to the Blair government.
  • John Birt, baron Birt var generaldirektør i BBC fra 1992 til 2000. Før han ble generaldirektør var han han stedfortreder for generaldirektøren fra 1987 til 1992. Som generaldirektør innførte han bl.a. et omstridt «internt marked» i BBC, som innebar at enhetene måtte kjøpe tjenester av hverandre og til dels begynte å konkurrere mot hverandre. Birt ble upopulær blant de ansatte, og flere av hans reformer ble reversert av etterfølgerne Greg Dyke og Mark Thompson. Han ble utnevnt til baron Birt i 1999 og tok sete i Overhuset i mars 2000 som Crossbencher, dvs. partipolitisk uavhengig.
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  • Greg Dyke
    2000–2004
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  • 1992–2000
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  • John Birt, Baron Birt, was an influential if controversial figure in British broadcasting. He was Director-General of the BBC from 1992 to 2000. After a highly successful career in commercial television, first at Granada and then at LWT, Birt was brought in as deputy director-general of the BBC in 1987 for his current affairs expertise.
  • John Birt, baron Birt var generaldirektør i BBC fra 1992 til 2000. Før han ble generaldirektør var han han stedfortreder for generaldirektøren fra 1987 til 1992. Som generaldirektør innførte han bl.a. et omstridt «internt marked» i BBC, som innebar at enhetene måtte kjøpe tjenester av hverandre og til dels begynte å konkurrere mot hverandre. Birt ble upopulær blant de ansatte, og flere av hans reformer ble reversert av etterfølgerne Greg Dyke og Mark Thompson.
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  • John Birt, Baron Birt
  • John Birt
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