- Veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby, 87, has not watched Question Time since stepping down as chair in 2018, telling The Times he doesn’t want to see “somebody doing it in a different way from the way you did it”.
- Dimbleby suggested the BBC series now faces a bigger obstacle in securing high-profile guests, as they are increasingly wary of making statements that could go viral.
- He also expressed his dismay at the BBC's decision to implement job cuts, aiming to save £500m over two years.
- Up to 2,000 BBC employees are at risk of redundancy, a move Dimbleby said he was “appalled” by.
- An anonymous BBC employee told The Independent there is “an obvious disconnect” within the organisation as presenters receive six-figure salaries while staff members face redundancies and cuts.
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