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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Helen Pidd

Lord Attenborough’s son says he would be ‘turning in his grave’ at Channel 4 sale

Derry Girls – one of Channel 4’s hits
Derry Girls – one of Channel 4’s hits. The broadcaster has been criticised for cutting investment in new content. Photograph: Peter Marley/Channel 4

Richard Attenborough, the late Oscar-winning director and chair of Channel 4, would be “turning in his grave” to see the broadcaster privatised, his son has claimed.

Michael Attenborough said that Michael Grade – Channel 4’s chief executive from 1988 to 1997, who will monitor the privatisation process as chair of the broadcast regulator, Ofcom – was breaking a promise to his father by supporting the sell-off.

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