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Director General Portrait – John Birt

Tai-Shan Schierenberg (b.1962)

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Director General Portrait – John Birt

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John Birt developed a strategic vision for the BBC that looked far beyond the burgeoning independent television and radio markets. He carved out a role and mission for a public service provider in the age of the internet and the converging technologies of the telephone and broadcasting. Under his leadership the BBC made a compelling case of the new charter in 1996, and for a licence fee settlement that would fund the leap to digital.

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London

Title

Director General Portrait – John Birt

Date

2000

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 148 x W 123 cm (E)

Accession number

1608

Acquisition method

commissioned

Work type

Painting

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Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, Greater London W1A 1AA England

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Tai-Shan Schierenberg

b.1962

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