Full story was in my TV and Journalism book, I had access to all the relevant BoG and BoM minutes plus the oral history interviews with key players that followed. Word doc of relevant chapter attached.
Jean’s also covered it in her history I think.
Steve
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Media Power and Plurality: from Hyperlocal to High-Level Policy
Eds Steven Barnett and Judith Townend
Palgrave Macmillan
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From: Dave Rushton <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: Dave Rushton <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, 3 August 2015 22:49
To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Threats to BBC
And .... if you would like a video on the Real Lives dispute ...
DaveDr David RushtonInstitute of Local Television
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On 3 Aug 2015, at 13:33, Tony Harcup wrote:
Colleagues interested in current and future battles over the BBC might
find this piece of interest; it uncovers information about a threat to
the BBC's independence 30 years ago this week over a programme called
'Real Lives'.
If so, feel free to share the link:
http://ow.ly/QpEqk
Tony Harcup,
University of Sheffield.
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