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• Sun Nov 9 2025

Tim Davie: A 20-year BBC career that finally ran out of road

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A look back at how Tim Davie dealt with BBC scandals over the years

Tim Davie's resignation as the BBC's top boss brings to an end his 20-year career at the corporation. He stepped down on Sunday after saying "mistakes were made" following criticism a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by US President Donald Trump. The 58-year-old reached the top of the organisation in June 2020, when he was named the BBC's 17th director general. At the time of his appointment, he said: "I have a deep commitment to content of the highest quality and impartiality," and when he took the helm, said one of his top priorities would include negotiating with the government over the future of the licence fee. One of the BBC's longest-serving executives, he first joined the broadcaster from Pepsi to become director of the Marketing, Communications & Audiences division in 2005.

Tim Davie pictured with the then Prince Charles during an official visit to BBC Wales in 2022