About this season
David Dimbleby goes behind the scenes to investigate major controversies that have affected the BBC and its viewers over the last sixty years.
Episodes (3)
E1
1. Independence
Aired 30 August 2022 • 59 min
Focusing on controversies from the recent past, David Dimbleby examines the way the BBC has dealt with power and how it has preserved its independence.
E2
2. Trust Matters
Aired 6 September 2022 • 59 min
David Dimbleby explores the issue of trust in the BBC in the context of two crises: the Hutton Inquiry after the death of David Kelly and the case of Jimmy Savile.
E3
3. Whose BBC?
Aired 14 September 2022 • 59 min
David Dimbleby asks how best the BBC can seek to serve all its audience, and looks at issues such as the Falklands War and race relations where its impartiality has been tested.