'We may see more things coming out': BBC chief quizzed by MPs about talent 'scandal'

BBC manager wide Tim Davie has told MPs that "we whitethorn spot much things coming out" aft being asked for assurance determination volition not beryllium different "scandal of BBC endowment abusing their position".

He told the Culture, Media and Sport Committee: "I deliberation things person changed since we past talked to the committee, we are seeing radical telephone it out, and that is simply a affirmative change, but it's ongoing work.

"I don't deliberation you tin alteration civilization successful six months and abruptly accidental nothing's going to occur.

"We whitethorn spot much things coming out, due to the fact that successful immoderate ways I'm asking for it, and being utterly transparent and moving towards the problem, that's what we request to do."

Mr Davie, who was joined by BBC seat Samir Shah connected Tuesday, faced questions connected the corporation's Gaza documentary, its Glastonbury sum and the caller Gregg Wallace investigation.

The BBC has faced a bid of caller controversies, astir prominently the sacking of MasterChef presenter Greg Wallace aft claims of inappropriate behaviour.

Presenter John Torode was aboriginal axed from the amusement aft an allegation that helium utilized an "extremely violative racist term".

On Monday, it was announced that edifice professional Grace Dent and Irish cook Anna Haugh volition beryllium fronting the forthcoming series.

On the question of apical endowment being treated arsenic irreplaceable, Mr Shah said: "No 1 is irreplaceable. Absolutely nary one, seriously, nary one".

Mr Davie added: "We're each dispensable. That's an absolute, unequivocal presumption being fixed to the full BBC."

He besides stressed: "We don't telephone them talent… Everyone is talent."

When asked astir the determination to aerial the latest bid of MasterChef, with Wallace and Torode inactive astatine the helm, Mr Davie said it was "a pugnacious call," but insisted it was the close determination "on balance" due to the fact that the "vast majority" of contestants wanted the programme to spell out.

Mr Davie added: "I deliberation the consequences for the individuals who presented person been precise significant. They nary longer enactment with the BBC."

The corp besides recovered itself successful blistery h2o successful July aft it breached its editorial guidelines implicit a Gaza documentary that was narrated by the kid of a Hamas official.

Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone aired connected the BBC successful February but was pulled from iPlayer aft it emerged that the kid narrator was the lad of Ayman Alyazouri, who has worked arsenic Hamas's lawman curate of agriculture.

The documentary was made by autarkic accumulation institution Hoyo Films.

In June, the livestreaming of the arguable Bob Vylan acceptable astatine Glastonbury, erstwhile the set led chants of "death to the IDF (Israel Defence Forces)," led the BBC to denote it would stop broadcasting "high risk" performances live.

Irish rap trio Kneecap appeared connected the aforesaid signifier straight aft Bob Vylan and led the Glastonbury assemblage successful "Free Palestine" chants but were not streamed live.