The Pros and Cons of Appointing a BBC Chairman

There's a vacancy for BBC chairman after Richard Sharp stood down. The process to appoint the chair of BBC is actually set out in the charter. And it sets out that we need to apply the governance code. For this appointment, for many others, there is a role for the secretary of state and the prime minister. I do think that's appropriate, but we are just following the process that has been followed by many other governments. It was lovely to be at F1 with Hugh Edwards on his first day back from injury. He said: 'I'm not going to say anything more than what he told me'