11/11/2012 BBC Weekend News

Radical reform needed at the BBC - Lord Patten tells the corporation

to "get a grip." The Director- General will leave with a year

salary, as the chairman insists he is staying to restore confidence.

If you are saying, does the BBC need a thorough structure ral,

radical overhaul, then absolutely, it does. Also on the programme:

Britain falls silent on Remembrance Sunday to honour all those lost in

battle. Greece votes tonight on another

round of austerity to try and ease its spiralling deficit. And

Scotland get a rugby lesson, as they are overrun by New Zealand at

Hello. Good evening. The chairman of the BBC Trust has said a radical

overhaul of the corporation is needed in the wake of the

resignation of the Director-General. Lord Patten said he did not bring

pressure to bare on George Entwistle. Lord Patten vowed to

restore confidence and trust in the BBC, which he said needed to get a

grip. There is not a bloodbath yet, but

this morning's newspaper headlines were truly dreadful for the BBC and

for the man who held the top job for 52 days. He last night resigned,

saying it was the honourable thing to do. The wholly exceptional

events of the past few weeks have led me to conclude that the BBC

should appoint a new leader. A new crisis for Newsnight... What

put pay to George Entwistle, admitting he had not known in

advance about the inaccurate Newsnight film and only learnt it

was wrong hours after it was reported elsewhere. This morning,

the fourth BBC inquiry looking at what has been going wrong, the

chair of the BBC Trust was trying to stop the damage spreading.

think I have to make sure that, in the interests of the license fee

payer and the audience, that the BBC has a grip. I think my job is

to make sure that we learn the lessons from those inquiries, that

we restore confidence and trust in the BBC. If I don't do that, then I

am sure people will let me know. defended the BBC's reputation.

Just put this horrendous crisis on one side for a moment. The BBC is,

has been one of the most respected national institutions. The last

time the BBC faced a crisis this grave was a decade ago when it took

on the Government over its reporting of Tony Blair's Iraq war

dossier and lost. After the death of Dr Kelly and report by Lord

Hutton, highly critical of the BBC's journalism, the then

Director-General resigned. So too on that occasion did the BBC's

chairman. Some commentators, some old friends

say Lord Patten's job may be on the line now. I think it needs someone

more energetic and focused. So the BBC needs a new chairman as well?

am not going to say to an old friend he should resign. If I was

him I would consider I am so tainted by this nonsense. There was

backing for Lord Patten from Labour's deep pi leader. He has an

-- deputy leader. He has a job to do. It's got, even as you described

it as turmoil going on, there are news programmes, there are culture

programmes, there are sports programmes, that everybody in this

country loves and wants to watch. Meanwhile, the man temporarily in

charge is Tim Davie, formally head of radio. Prompted by a failure in

the journalism, a man from a marketing, not a journalistic

background. So Tim Davie's first task will be to restore trust in

the corporation's journalism. What will it take to restore that?

One of Britain's most loved and admired institutions - the BBC

finds itself engulfed in a firestorm, driven by allegations of

management failure and scandal. When the dust settles, what will

have changed? The BBC Trust has made it clear they want an overhaul

of management structures. The chairman has said he joked there

were more senior leaders in the BBC than there were in the Chinese

Communist Party. If you are saying, does the BBC need a thorough,

structural overhaul, then absolutely, it does. It is expected

when the various inquiries report, heads will roll. MPs are asking

whether the problem is cultural rather than individual. This is a

culture not fit for purpose. It has shown that. It has let down the

Director-General, who has lost his job, as a result. The BBC today

took delivery of a report into who was responsible for the Newsnight

investigation, which wrongly suggested a former senior

Conservative was guilty of child sexual abuse. The head of news was

not involved, because she had been moved aside after the Savile

scandal. In her place, the controller of BBC 5 Live was

overseeing the programme. There have been questions too about

whether Newsnight itself can survive the scandals. That's all we

have for tonight. Newsnight will be back on Monday... Probably.

Today, current and former presenters of the 32-year-old

programme have been defending the Newsnight brand. Jeremy Paxman

The point is it is a brilliant programme. It produces wonderful

stuff hand has done so successfully for 32 year -- stuff and has done

so successfully for 32 years. To change it would be absurd. Of

course people on Newsnight have made mistakes. They will have to

suffer for that. Critics have been quick to question whether the

scandals prove the publicly-funded broadcaster is too big and powerful,

the license fee unsustainable. Public trust in BBC News has fallen.

There BBC has been through crisis before. This will be very

unpleasant. It has a long way to go. The BBC will survive because the

BBC generally is trusted. The BBC is clearly wounded and vulnerable.

This is a scandal founded upon wounded and vulnerable people - the

victims of child sexual abuse. The corporation's greatest mistake, it

is suggested, would be to forget that.

Well, we can speak to our political correspondent, who is outside New

Broadcasting House. That investigation we were hearing about

into the Newsnight programme is reporting back this evening. Any

ideas what is in it? That report by the head of BBC Scotland was

presented to the BBC Trust tonight, at a meeting around the corner. The

details and recommendations will be set out tomorrow. Following that

meeting, it has emerged that the outgoing Director-General, George

Entwistle, will receive a full 12 months' salary, that is �450,000.

He is entitled to a six-month payoff because he voluntarily

stepped down. The Trust took that decision to expe dit his departure.

It may provide more am munition to the corporation's critics. Easy

headlines for many newspapers and surely has the potential to

increase public anxiety over the corporation's handling of this

affair. On the plus side for the BBC though, there is at the moment

no sign of anyone in Government wanting to intervene directly in

the BBC over this. I am told Mr Cameron's view is this is a crisis

for the BBC and the BBC alone to resolve. Although he thinks it is

serious and difficult, he does not believe this is a crisis for the

BBC, where its survival is at risk. Thank you. Police investigating the

Jimmy Savile child abuse scandal have arrested a former BBC producer

in Cambridge. Wilfred De'ath has been bailed after being questioned

about alleged sexual offences. He has denied any wrong doing. Israel

has warned it will take tougher action against Syria if there is

any repeat of an incident today where a stray shell hit the Golan

Heights. We can speak to our Middle East

correspondent, who is in Jerusalem. Where do today's events leave us?

Israel has no desire to get dragged into Syria's civil war. As in

Turkey, that civil war is spilling out into Syria's neighbours. In

recent days, shells and mortars have landed on the Israeli side of

the Golan Heights, not fired directly, but as a consequence of

the fighting. Israel warned the Syrian Government it would take

action. It did today, firing warning shots. That is the first

time it has happened since the two were at war in 1973. There have

been developments elsewhere today. A raft of opposition groups have

united under one umbrella organisation. That should make them

more attractive to foreign investment and help, even perhaps

military help, perhaps even from Britain in the future. Thank you.

A two-minutes' silence has been held to remember the British and

Commonwealth Armed Forces who have died during conflicts T Queen was

joined by Prince Philip and other members of the Royal Family. Around

the country people fell silent to It is a day which tends to restore

a sense of perspective. On this 11th day of the 11th month t

anniversary of the arm tis which ended the First World War, we

remember the people from Britain and the Commonwealth who gave their

lives in the world wars and the many hundreds who have died in

conflicts since. At 11am, the Queen led the national

LAST POST At the Cenotaph, after the sounding

of the Last Post, the Queen placed her wreath in remembrance of those

whose lives have been lost in the service of their country.

The Duke of Edinburgh, the only official wreath-layer who saw

front-line service himself in World War II, in the Royal Navy, placed

back to salute after placing his wreath.

After the official wreath-laying, it was time for the veterans to

march past the sen -- Cenotaph, remembering those whose lives have

been altered forever by injury, a day for reflection for those on

parade and for those watching and to paying tribute to lost lives

from yesterday's generations and today 's.

Remembrance Sunday has been marked by serving personnel in hell hand

province, where a special service - - in Helmand province, where a

special service was held in Lashkar Under a warm Afghan winter sun the

men and women of Taskforce Helmand gathered to remember.

Just before 11.00am, a piper from the Royal Dragoon Guards played and

Despite their youth, many have already lost friends and comrades

on this and previous operations. Given this -- giving this this day

a deeper resonance. The Padre has sought to offer solace to those.

Five in this brigade have died since September. Four killed by

Afghan allies. We think of what's going on today here in Helmand and

sacrifices which unfortunately we are still making and our families

and loved ones particularly are standing and waiting for our safe

return. For this brigade there's little

time to mourn their losses while they're here. They'll have to do

that when they return home. But carrying on after losing friends

and comrades is always hard. Yes, it is hard. I'd be lying if I

said that it wasn't. But in the long-term we have to work with the

Afghan national security forces to help make them better so that we

can then hand it over in good shape and then hand all our

responsibilities over to them by 2014.

Today has been a working day for British troops in Helmand in the

the 11th year of this campaign, a campaign that's now lasted longer

than both world wars combined. Thousands of protesters have

gathered outside the Greek Parliament, where a crucial vote is

being held on a raft of spending cuts and labour reforms to deal

with the country's deficit. Our correspondent Mark Lowen is in

Athens. Has the vote been passed yet? The voting has just begun in

the parliament building behind me, we will get the results in the next

few minutes. It's expected to pass albeit with a small majority, but

the budget bill makes for devastating reading. The economy

here will shrink next year by 4.5%, the 6th consecutive year in

recession, the worst recession of any country in modern history and

public debt is set to soar. Of course, that comes on top of swing

swinging austerity measures. Pensions will be cut on average by

�120, the equivalent of, every month. The salaries of those such

as police officers, soldiers and doctors will be slashed by, on

average, �400 per month, all of this for Greece to receive more

vital rescue funds from the EU and IMF. But still there is plenty of

protests stoked by all these austerity measures and a crisis of

faith in democracy itself, just 3% of Greeks according to polls now

trust their politicians. Plenty of doubts over Greece's future ahead

and its future within the euro. Thank you.

Sport now. Good evening. Before I give the results of today's Premier

League matches in England and Scotland - both MOTD2 and

Sportscene follow the news, so if you don't want to know what

happened - this is your chance to leave the room.

Champions Manchester City came from a goal down to beat Tottenham 2-1

at the Etihad. Substitute Edin Dzeko scoring the winner in the

88th minute. It means City move up to second after Chelsea drew 1-1

with Liverpool. John Terry marked his comeback with

a goal but was later carried off injured. And, West Ham are now 6th

after beating Newcastle 1-0 away. Celtic have slipped from the top

spot in the Scottish Premier League. They were held to a 1-1 draw at

home to St Johnstone. Hibernian are now top with a 2-1 victory over

Dundee United. The might of Southern Hemisphere

Rugby Union continued to dominate on the opening weekend of the

Autumn Internationals. Scotland have never beaten New Zealand and

they lost again to the world champions - 51-22 at Murrayfield.

Olly Foster reports. How the All Blacks must relish a

match against Scotland. One day history will be made, but not today.

Even though they were spurred on by the country's greatest Olympian,

because Scotland's best rugby players were a long way short of

the All Blacks, not even this early try could disguise that. Dan Carter

was one of the All Blacks stars worth the entrance alone. Nine

successful kicks and he ran the show. Three more All Blacks tries

before half-time. The Scottish mood wasn't much brighter. The All

Blacks weren't perfect. Thompson was sin-binned for his use of the

boot. Scotland became the first team to put three tries past the

All Blacks this year. A crumb of comfort. Carter dropped a beautiful

kick into the path of Suave for the try of the match that summed up the

Gulf between the two sides. A side like New Zealand, they've great

runners and great control of the ball and we were passive. That's

frustrating. Carter says the All Blacks can still improve. Scotland

simply must. Next weekend it's South Africa at Murrayfield.

In Salford, England's Rugby League side thrashed France 48-4 to win

the final of their Autumn International series.

And, Andy Murray has been beaten in the last four of the ATP World Tour