The BBC is one of the most important institutions in Britain it is also one of the most
misunderstood. Despite its claim to be independent and impartial and the constant accusations
of a liberal bias from its Reithian origins to its coverage of the 2019 General Election: the
BBC has always sided with the elite. As Tom Mills demonstrates we are only getting the news
that the Establishment wants aired in public. And yet in the current age of multi-platform news
this bias is increasingly exposed. Mills asks if the institution is fit for purpose? And can it
even be reformed? The BBC is an important and timely examination of a crucial public
institution that may threaten the very thing it was meant to uphold: democracy.
