British Broadcasting Policy during the Seventh BBC Charter Period 1996-2006

In the third article on this series on British broadcasting policy and modernity we cover the period from 1996 to 2006, when the seventh BBC Charter was in operation. We address the Davies Report, the creation of Ofcom and its first statuatory review of public service broadcasting, Greg Dyke's term as Director-General (2000-2004) and trace the path towards BBC Charter renewal in 2006. In terms of the latter, the BBC grounded its future strategy outline on the concept of public value, which became a hallmark of contemporary discourse both within and about the Corporation. As in the preceding essays, we embed critical voices and reflections of individuals who either shaped or were affected by the development of the BBC and British broadcasting policy in our narrative