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Can Matt Brittin save the BBC – and how should he do it? Our panel’s advice for the new boss

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He is not a programme-maker or a politician, but he must rapidly develop a feel for both disciplines – and the stakes could not be higherThis panel comprises extracts from Letters to Matt Brittin: The New Director-General of the BBC, edited by John Mair and Andrew Beck, and original material Continue reading...

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