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John Birt, Baron Birt (born 10 December 1944) is a British television executive and businessman. He is a former Director-General (1992–2000) of the BBC.
May 1, 2024 · John Birt, Baron Birt (born December 10, 1944, Liverpool, England) is a British businessman who heavily influenced the broadcasting industry by means of his attempts to reform and modernize the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
Oct 27, 2002 · No Birt, no BBC. Despite unpopularity with his staff, John Birt pushed through reforms that transformed the BBC. Peter Bazalgette on the the story of an unlikely revolutionary, The Harder...
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John Birt (Lord Birt of Liverpool, Sir John, 1944-) was Director-General from 1992 to 2000. Birt's long career at London Weekend Television included producing World in Action and heading News and...
Jun 19, 2021 · Whether Birt was across the detail of the Panorama deception, or whether he was indeed truly ignorant of it all, his tenure as BBC director general will now be chiefly remembered for one of the...
John Birt, Baron Birt is a former Director-General of the BBC who was in the post from 1992 to 2000. After a successful career in commercial television, first at Granada Television and then at LWT, Birt was appointed Deputy Director-General of the BBC in 1987 for his current affairs expertise.
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Oct 29, 2001 · Former BBC director general John Birt was an arrogant "arse-licker" who failed to win the respect of his staff, according to the man who appointed him, writes Matt Wells .
