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16/09/2011 GMT

The BBC is the worlds biggest broadcaster. It has a proud history, but what about its future? The Chairman of the BBC Trust Lord Patten talks to Stephen Sackur.

The BBC is the worlds biggest broadcaster. It has a proud history, but what about its future?

Funding is being squeezed, the competition across all media platforms is intense and its role as a public service broadcaster is under constant scrutiny.

Lord Patten is the Chairman of the Trust which oversees the BBC. The global media landscape is changing with extraordinary speed; can the BBC keep up?

Lord Patten talks to Stephen Sackur.

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