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Greg Dyke on Lord Reith

Greg Dyke explores the life and legacy of Lord Reith, founder and first director-general of the BBC, and discovers hidden sides to the man who established the BBC's reputation.

Ex-director general Greg Dyke explores the life and legacy of Lord Reith, founder and first director-general of the BBC, and in meeting his family, secretaries, biographers and friends he discovers unexpected appetites and characteristics in the man whose reputation for rectitude, public service and standards has been the inspiration for the BBC's worldwide reputation.

1 hour

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Thu 24 May 200702:30

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PresenterGreg Dyke

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