John Whittingdale

John Whittingdale told MPs that the licence fee model is guaranteed until 2027 (Ian West/PA)

TV

Other means of funding BBC will ‘eventually’ have to be looked at, MPs told

December 15, 2020

BBC (Anthony Devlin/PA)

News chiefs warn of impact of fake news on public health

July 14, 2020

John Whittingdale said the move will allow audiences to ‘enjoy a wide range of high-quality stations’ (PA)

Music

Analogue commercial radio licences given 10-year renewal

July 2, 2020

(Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Government to look at impact of new technologies and streaming on radio

February 27, 2020

Director-general of the BBC Lord Tony Hall (Ben Stansall/PA)

TV

BBC director-general: We took on over 75s TV licences at height of austerity

June 18, 2019

Margaret Thatcher’s husband Denis queried Sir Paul McCartney’s inclusion on the list (John Stillwell/ PA)

Music

Denis Thatcher queried Paul McCartney’s inclusion on showbiz reception guestlist

July 21, 2018

John Whittingdale

Chance to honour war dead at Somme centenary event

September 28, 2015