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The BBC at the Watershed (Hardcover)
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On 12 September 1988 the BBC news carried the story of the
attempted assassination of Sir Kenneth Bloomfield, then Head of the
Civil Service in Northern Ireland. In the aftermath of this event
Gerry Adams used the media to warn all other Civil Service
'collaborators' that they were under threat from the IRA. In
response Margaret Thatcher introduced the broadcasting ban,
ensuring that terrorists were unable to freely articulate threats
through the British media. Though the ban was not advocated by Ken
Bloomfield, this event provided his first major role in the
contemporary history of the BBC.From 1927-2007 the Board of
Governors of the BBC regulated the Corporation and represented the
public in its management. Ken Bloomfield served as Regional
Governor for Northern Ireland, Head of the BBC Audit Committee, and
Chair of the Northern Ireland Broadcasting Council from 1991-1999,
one of the longest terms in that position. During this time he
brought considerable political and managerial experience to the
Corporation in a period of uncertainty and change, presiding over a
challenging period within Northern Ireland but also within at least
two revolutions within the BBC. Bloomfield was the only Governor to
serve on the Board through the entire period from John Birt's
accession to the Director Generalship to the choice of Greg Dyke to
succeed him. He offers critical judgements on the Birt and Dyke
regimes, and on the Hutton Inquiry and events leading up to and
following it. He expresses regret at the replacement of Governors
by a Trust and examines the challenges facing the Corporation
today.
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