By any measure, it is a huge and hugely significant institution. And, like most state-funded organisations of its nature – the NHS, the British Army, the Civil Service, for example – its size, scale and reach mean that it has areas of inefficiency, inertia, and, yes, incompetence. Nevertheless, in an era of fake news and misinformation, the BBC is still the most trusted news source, at home and abroad. What’s more, you can get Strictly Come Dancing, Wimbledon, Desert Island Discs, Sara Cox and the Proms, all for £3.36 a week.
What is of much more concern is the succour that the MasterChef debacle gives the BBC’s commercial and political enemies. Watching Director-General Tim Davie’s response to the independent report into the 83 complaints made about Wallace’s behaviour was to see a man with his back firmly against the wall, having to explain, apologise and reassure all at the same time.
But it is not the “catastrophic failure” that Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy called it, and each one of the missteps is of a very different nature. The live-streaming of punk duo Bob Vylan’s offensive chants at Glastonbury, the broadcasting of a documentary on Gaza that turned out to be narrated by the son of a Hamas official and the permissive culture around Masterchef that allowed Wallace’s behaviour to go unchecked for years have all put Davie under pressure in recent weeks, but the question is whether these mistakes are endemic or not.
Both MasterChef and the Gaza documentary are the work of independent production companies. Of course, when it comes to Wallace and Torode, an organisation which harboured Jimmy Savile, Rolf Harris and Huw Edwards cannot complain if its opponents point to an egregious indulgence of its stars. We are right to expect more from the BBC, but I think the response to this latest offence has been honourable, honest and transparent.
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Contrast this with the other instruments of state, like politics or the church, when wrongdoing has been exposed. Individuals and corporate bodies have been dragged kicking and screaming towards resolution and reparation. And what about the hypocrisy of elements in the media who lambast the BBC over its failures but turn a blind eye to the criminal activities in their midst for years?
So, best not buy into the narrative, aired at every turn by those who seek to diminish it, that the BBC is a rotten organisation, and these incidents exemplify its inherent weaknesses. The opposite is, in fact, true. The BBC is an admirable institution that, imperfect though it may be, overwhelmingly enriches the life of the nation. And as far as MasterChef is concerned, good riddance to a couple of bad eggs.
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