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Greg Dyke, former director general of the BBC, has claimed that the British Government "tried to kill" Andrew Gilligan. Reporter Gilligan broke the story that British intelligence had "sexed up" a dossier on Iraq that sought to justify Britain's support for US-led invasion of the country. "The Government tried to kill him," claimed Dyke about Gilligan, who was forced out of his job at the BBC in January in the wake of the Hutton report that inquired into the death of scientist David Kelly. Kelly was the main source for Gilligan. Dyke was speaking at the Cheltenham Festival of Literature...

FOR THE LAST WEEK, much of Britain has borne witness to an outpouring of grief the like of which has not been seen since the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. When Baron Hutton of Bresagh, knight of the realm, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, a hitherto rather inconspicuous retired member of the British supreme court, delivered his much anticipated report at the end of January on the death of Dr. David Kelly, a British government weapons expert, a collective howl of anguish went up from the well-upholstered parts of the media establishment. Lord Hutton concluded that Tony Blair, the...

<p>When Greg Dyke, director general of the BBC, resigned last week, there must have been satisfied smirks at the offices of Fox News. After visiting the United States last year, Dyke had said that he was shocked by "the Fox News formula of gung-ho patriotism." He warned the British media: "In the area of impartiality, as in many other areas, we must ensure we don't become Americanized."</p>

MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina When Greg Dyke, director general of the BBC, resigned last week, there must have been satisfied smirks at the offices of Fox News. After visiting the United States last year, Dyke had said that he was shocked by "the Fox News formula of gung-ho patriotism." He warned the British media: "In the area of impartiality, as in many other areas, we must ensure we don't become Americanized." . The irony will not be lost on the people at Fox News that Dyke had to step down because the BBC was found to be telling untruths...

BBC chief resigns over Iraq weapons adviser report ( ) LONDON, Jan 29, 2004 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- British Broadcasting Corp. chief Greg Dyke resigned Thursday, the second top BBC official to step down after a judicial inquiry harshly criticized the broadcaster's journalistic standards. On Wednesday, senior judge Lord Hutton criticized the 81-year-old network for an "unfounded" report it broadcast last year accusing the government of "sexing up" a prewar dossier about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction with information it knew was wrong. Gavyn Davies, the chairman of the BBC's board of governors, resigned Wednesday - the first time...

Drama outside. Disarray inside. The governors force out Dyke Matt Wells, media correspondent Friday January 30, 2004 The Guardian The director general of the BBC, Greg Dyke, was effectively forced out of his job yesterday after the corporation's governors, stunned by criticism in the Hutton report, lost their nerve in the face of intense political pressure. Mr Dyke's resignation follows that of the chairman, Gavyn Davies, on Wednesday. The departure of the BBC's two most senior executives in as many days has propelled the corporation into its most serious crisis since its formation 82 years ago. It prompted extraordinary scenes...

Greg Dyke resigns Owen Gibson Thursday January 29, 2004 Dyke: 'Me going provides an opportunity for a new start' BBC director general Greg Dyke today dramatically resigned as the corporation struggles to deal with the biggest crisis in its 82-year history. He is the second senior figure at the corporation to quit in the past 24 hours in the wake of Lord Hutton's devastating critique of the way the corporation handled the Kelly affair. Staff caught on camera in the scrum that engulfed him as he left Broadcasting House at lunchtime today were seen in tears. In an impromptu press...

BBC Chief Vows to End BullyingSun May 18, 8:06 PM ETBy Mimi TurnerLONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - BBC director general Greg Dyke has admitted that the public broadcaster faces a problem of bullying management that leaves staff demoralized and insecure, and he has vowed to root out the problem. In an unusual move, the director general drew attention to the issue of bullying during his corporate-wide address Friday, which was made to the BBC's 20,000-plus staff members. During the presentation, Dyke aired a film he had produced himself in which BBC staff told of producers who were allowed to get away...