Post the last true DG, Alisdair Milne. MT against heavy odds of 'Imposed Versions'/'Dominant Narrative'/'Received Ignorance', did at least try to reverse the post-1987, post-bully/Hussey Dumbing Down cabal for careers-ratings-greed Uber Alles.
And alongside the Great KINGofHIT$ even Lord Paul Gladd-Of-Glitter now appears in retro-TOTP !
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alasdair_Milne
Alisdair Milne BBC D.G. 1982 - 87, has said that he regards himself as, in a sense, the corporation's last Director-General.