Delinquent presenters; controversial executive pay-offs; the Jimmy Savile scandal... The BBC is one of the most successful broadcasters in the world; but its programme triumphs are often accompanied by management crises and high-profile resignations. One of the most respected figures in the broadcasting industry; Roger Mosey has taken senior roles at the BBC for more than twenty years; including as editor of Radio 4s Today programme; head of television news and director of the London 2012 Olympic coverage. Now; in Getting Out Alive; Mosey reveals the hidden underbelly of the BBC; lifting the lid on the angry tirades from politicians and spin doctors; the swirling accusations of bias from left and right alike; and the perils of provoking Margaret Thatcher. Along the way; this remarkable memoir charts the pleasures and pitfalls of life at the top of an organisation that is variously held up as a treasured British institution and cast down as a lumbering; out-of-control behemoth. Engaging; candid and very funny; Getting Out Alive is a true insider account of how the BBC works; why it succeeds and where it falls down.
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