One grey, exhausted patriarch bows out, with a final defiant expression of hope for the BBC. Tomorrow a younger one sets out his stall as director-general. Sometimes exasperated by news bias, national hearts hold grateful memories all the way from Life with the Lyons to Line of Duty. Lately there was genuine appreciation of the treats the corporation offered during lockdown. There is even some sympathy for its struggles in the age of streaming

Source: The Times September 01, 2020 15:56 UTC