- The BBC I leave has never been creatively stronger, it has never been better managed, we are a global force, we understand the future. I am very proud of that. When people complain about management of the BBC, I am unashamed. We are better managed, we are much more efficient, we are much more effective, we have a better understanding of the environment in which we operate, and no broadcasting operation in the world is better positioned for the digital age than the BBC - and that is because we are better managed. I entered the BBC a passionate believer in it and I leave the BBC a passionate believer in it.
- Michael Grade and I, like Pink Floyd, have made it up after 20 years.
- At some point - it is not clear when - you will be able to access the Aladdin's Cave of the BBC's archive, with all its jewels, some well known but many half forgotten and rarely seen.
- We shall aim to excite, to enrich, to move, to bring joy, to make people laugh; to expose them to new ideas, to great art, to the spiritual and to the uplifting; to work with the most adventurous, engaging and inspiring talents; to use new technologies to involve our licence payers as never before; to help ensure that in the age of globalisation and plenty our national culture remains distinct and vibrant; that we continue to stretch minds and horizons, that our national debate remains lively and intelligent.
- If there is a better web site than the BBC's on the Internet, I have yet to find it. It is informative, imaginative and beautifully designed - and already Europe's largest.
- Those left behind in the digital age risk being doomed to irrelevance.
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