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“We cannot allow chaff to impact strategic direction”: an interview with the BBC’s Andrew Scadding

The Head of Corporate Affairs at the BBC talks about pressures and ambitions at the organisation ahead of next year’s Charter Renewal.

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"Everybody pays so everybody should get something from the BBC. It’s not the same as saying the BBC should do everything – you need to make sure you are using the scale of the BBC and its ambition to deliver to licence fee payers." 

Andrew Scadding, Head of Corporate and Public Affairs, is the BBC man at the heart of Charter Renewal. “Everyone should be aware of the importance [of this process] – it decides what the BBC can do, the scope – what’s involved in TV, Radio, online. It gives the ability to make decisions on long term things…”