{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/632ea9fc844fa70012fb2471/63ca852287d5680011253a65?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Baroness Tina Stowell, chair of the House of Lords Communications and Digital select committee on the departure of Ken Bruce, impartiality and the BBC's strategic purpose","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/cover/1664001330177-815dd579223f81d1dfc1104e52dc6f3b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Conservative peer Baroness Tina Stowell has had an extraordinary career since she left school with 5 O Levels. Leader of the House of Lords under David Cameron, following a period as Head of Corporate Affairs at the BBC, and now chair of the House of Lords Communications and Digital Select committee – a committee that is vital to the future of broadcasting.  </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Baroness Stowell tells us her views on funding, impartiality, whether the BBC is serving the whole of the country, the impact of Ken Bruce's departure and the BBC's strategic purpose.  </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>\"People need to know <u>now,</u> why it should remain part of our future.\"</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Support the podcast by subscribing </strong><a href=\"https://patreon.com/user?u=81446035&amp;utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Find all our podcasts&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://podfollow.com/beebwatch\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Roger Bolton's Guardian Opinion article </strong><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/02/bbc-presenter-news-cuts-threat-public-service-broadcasting\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>@BeebRoger</strong></p><p><strong>@RogerBolton@mastodonapp.uk</strong></p><p><strong>roger@rogerboltonsbeebwatch.com</strong></p>","author_name":"Good Egg Productions"}