ING Book Club: reading The War Against the BBC
ING is running a series of virtual book clubs in 2021, with each event featuring an author in conversation with our Founder or a special guest.
ING book club: The War Against the BBC with Peter York in conversation with Archie Bland
The second in our #INGbookclub series featured Peter York and Patrick Barwise’s The War Against the BBC, published by Penguin late last year to critical acclaim.
The BBC is the UK’s most important cultural institution: an indisputable source of trusted news, entertainment and “soft power” on the world stage, yet its future is under threat. In their myth-busting new book The War Against the BBC, Peter York and Patrick Barwise argue that the broadcaster is under pressure from an unprecedented combination of hostile forces. Deep funding cuts, a fast-changing, globalised media landscape, and political and financial forces may destroy it within a generation.
Follow us on Instagram or Twitter for updates on future events.
Watch Peter York in conversation with The Guardian’s senior reporter Archie Bland discussed the history and future of the Beeb.
Previous ING Book Clubs: The Walker
Photo: K. Mitch Hodge / Unsplash
