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Changes at the BBC

This month, the BBC will name a replacement for Sir Christopher Bland, the pubcaster's current chairman. Frontrunners are said to be veteran journalist David Dimbleby and Michael Grade, head of Pinewood Studios and a former C4 exec. The chairman of the BBC is appointed, following open competition, by the Queen in Council on the advice of ministers. Bland resigned to take up a new post as chairman of British Telecom. He has been head of the Beeb since 1996.

September 1, 2001

This month, the BBC will name a replacement for Sir Christopher Bland, the pubcaster's current chairman. Frontrunners are said to be veteran journalist David Dimbleby and Michael Grade, head of Pinewood Studios and a former C4 exec. The chairman of the BBC is appointed, following open competition, by the Queen in Council on the advice of ministers. Bland resigned to take up a new post as chairman of British Telecom. He has been head of the Beeb since 1996.