Chris Patten, chair of BBC Trust, called for a “thorough, structural, radical overhaul” of the way the BBC was being run after its chief executive resigned Saturday, November 10. George Entwistle quit after a “Newsnight” report wrongly accused a politician of being a child abuser. Patten said the BBC had to make sure its programmes were properly managed. Earlier, there were reports that the late news presenter Jimmy Savile sexually abused young people. There are ongoing investigations on possible BBC management failings after a decision was made not to air a “Newsnight” program about the sexual abuse claims involving Savile. In an email to staff, Pattens said there was a need to look “how the BBC’s historic culture and behavior allowed Jimmy Savile to get away with his vile criminal activity.” The events have left the BBC facing one of the most serious crises in its 90-year history.
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