Trashing the Train Set: Days and Awaydays in BBC News 2004-2007

The early years of this century have not been an easy one for the BBC. Already facing long—standing questions about its mission and place in UK culture and media, it was rocked by allegations of journalistic malfeasance during the run—up to the Iraq War. Those allegations eventually brought down Greg Dyke, the head of the BBC. In this book, Chris Moore tells of the troubles faced by Dyke’s successor, Mark Thompson. Loudly trumpeting an agenda of radical change on his arrival, Thompson soon ...