Davie told BBC staff he was 'proud' nearly a dozen times in call - but some think his departure was 'long overdue'

As helium addressed his staff, the BBC's outgoing director-general Tim Davie sounded remarkably upbeat fixed the events of the past fewer days.

Within a substance of minutes, helium had said the connection "proud" astir a twelve times. Proud of his staff, arrogant of what the corp represents.

Having announced his resignation connected Sunday, helium was keen to accent that helium was inactive successful complaint astatine the BBC and that helium would guarantee a creaseless modulation for whoever takes over.

Although helium admitted it's "been a unsmooth fewer days", rather frankly, it was a small bizarre however chipper helium seemed. "This communicative volition not beryllium fixed by our enemies," helium insisted.

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You get a consciousness his ain unit are beyond fed up with the "nothing to spot here" attack Davie has maintained passim his tenure.

While the outgoing director-general mightiness beryllium hoping an inspirational punctuation oregon 2 mightiness reassure those moving for him, successful truth, galore of the insiders I've spoken to person seemed some weary and relieved that he's yet connected his way.

His departure is "long overdue", 1 told me.

Rumours of a coup and down the scenes boardroom plotting person been embarrassing arsenic the BBC tries to contiguous a agreed front. In the aforesaid all-staff call, BBC seat Samir Shah was speedy to accidental we shouldn't judge "conspiracy theories".

He besides suggested disapproval of the committee was "disrespectful", erstwhile answering a question astir whether members show BBC values.

If the briefing was expected to beryllium a accidental for unit to enactment their questions to those successful charge, it surely wasn't that.

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I'm told that portion the Q&A had a comments container for questions, immoderate submitted had to beryllium reviewed earlier everyone could spot them.

When questions astir the rumoured plotter successful chief, committee subordinate Sir Robbie Gibb, weren't getting through, unit started attempting to inquire questions successful the reply boxes, which were public. A person of Mr Gibb's suggested to Deadline that the coup mentation was "absolute nonsense".

It shows BBC unit are angry, and that's understandable fixed the battering the organisation has taken successful the past week.

While the bosses are keen to accent that if everyone pulls together, the BBC tin thrust retired the storm, it's going to instrumentality much than words to reassure frustrated staff.