Getting Out Alive
eBook - ePub

Getting Out Alive

News, Sport and Politics at the BBC

  1. 366 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Getting Out Alive

News, Sport and Politics at the BBC

About this book

Delinquent presenters, controversial executive pay-offs, the Jimmy Savile scandal... The BBC is one of the most successful broadcasters in the world, but its programme triumphs are often accompanied by management crises and high-profile resignations. One of the most respected figures in the broadcasting industry, Roger Mosey has taken senior roles at the BBC for more than twenty years, including as editor of Radio 4's Today programme, head of television news and director of the London 2012 Olympic coverage. Now, in Getting Out Alive, Mosey reveals the hidden underbelly of the BBC, lifting the lid on the angry tirades from politicians and spin doctors, the swirling accusations of bias from left and right alike, and the perils of provoking Margaret Thatcher. Along the way, this remarkable memoir charts the pleasures and pitfalls of life at the top of an organisation that is variously held up as a treasured British institution and cast down as a lumbering, out-of-control behemoth. Engaging, candid and very funny, Getting Out Alive is a true insider account of how the BBC works, why it succeeds and where it falls down.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. CONTENTS
  4. PREFACE
  5. CHAPTER 1: 2012
  6. CHAPTER 2: BRADFORD
  7. CHAPTER 3: LOCAL RADIO
  8. CHAPTER 4: STARTING IN LONDON
  9. CHAPTER 5: THE AFTERNOON SEQUENCES
  10. CHAPTER 6: BACK TO TODAY
  11. CHAPTER 7: RADIO 5 LIVE
  12. CHAPTER 8: TELEVISION
  13. CHAPTER 9: SPORT
  14. CHAPTER 10: OLYMPICS
  15. CHAPTER 11: DIRECTORS-GENERAL
  16. CHAPTER 12: TRANSITION
  17. CHAPTER 13: CAMBRIDGE
  18. INDEX
  19. Copyright