The recent attempts of the BBC to become more accountable and cost-efficient are examined in the context of the McKinsey reforms of 1968 to 1972. They, too, set out to achieve improved resource management, 25 years before the similar initiative known as Producer Choice. The BBC has entered the...

The recent attempts of the BBC to become more accountable and cost-efficient are examined in the context of the McKinsey reforms of 1968 to 1972. They, too, set out to achieve improved resource management, 25 years before the similar initiative known as ‘Producer Choice’. The BBC has entered...