Amol Rajan, the BBC Radio 4 Today show presenter, has called for urgent action to save the UK national broadcaster from an existential emergency.
In a blistering speech at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Thursday, Rajan argued that the BBC is “screwed” unless there is a radical rethink of its funding and governance.
Rajan has worked for BBC News for a decade, but will exit the corporation next week to launch an online media venture, The Amol Rajan Connection. He will continue to host University Challenge, the long-running BBC quiz show.
In his valedictory address, Rajan attacked
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