So, to mark the BBC’s centenary year we have Days That Shook the BBC with David Dimbleby (BBC Two, 9pm), a three-part series about some of the key moments in the history of the BBC presented by a 50-year-plus veteran of the corporation (also the son of another and brother of a third), which at least makes the absence of a comma in the title less howlingly incorrect. Most of the key moments covered in at least the first instalment do have David D in the mix.
What I’m saying is, you might have your suspicions raised that this will not be the impeccably impartial look at the trickier bits of Auntie’s story you might hope for. Your bias antennae may be quivering. But stop! Relax. Banish your suspicions, for David assures us right at the start that: “I’m not here to speak for the BBC. My conclusions are my own.” Onward, then, to enjoy the hour, which is entitled “Independence”.
