David Attenborough believes any demise of the BBC, the broadcaster he has served for more than 60 years, would mark the loss of a “very precious trend” in British public life.
The world’s most revered wildlife presenter said he does not know whether the corporation will survive the threats of increasing commercialisation.
He told The Times: “When I joined, the BBC was … modelled on the civil service. If you went in there, you went in for life. You didn’t get a huge income but you had a pension. The idea that you went there to make a fortune was ludicrous. You went there for public service.
“The shift that has happened to the BBC has been two-fold: technological but also very, very important, the entry of commercial attitudes and that has totally changed the BBC and the BBC is going to have to solve that question.”
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