John Bridcut, highly acclaimed documentary maker on the royal family, impartiality and classical music

John Bridcut has produced highly regarded documentaries throughout his career on a range of subjects including ‘How the BBC began’, the British monarchy - encompassing the Queen's coronation, Prince Philip, and King Charles - as well as documentaries on classical composers such as Elgar, Delius, and Britten. His latest documentary, focusing on British composer Sir Michael Tippett, is set to air in June on BBC 2. John also authored a report in 2007 for the BBC on the safeguarding of impartiality in the 21st century. In our discussion, we delve into the BBC's coverage of the monarchy, impartiality, and coverage of classical music.

“There's a sort of ivory tower mentality, where everything happens in Broadcasting House and is parcelled out in sort of diktats. I think it's a really dangerous course.”

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