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| Documents reveal BBC Dyke drama | Documents reveal BBC Dyke drama |
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| Former BBC director general Greg Dyke was effectively sacked by the corporation's governors in the wake of the Hutton Report, new documents show. | Former BBC director general Greg Dyke was effectively sacked by the corporation's governors in the wake of the Hutton Report, new documents show. |
| Dyke resigned in 2004 after the report criticised the BBC's reporting. | Dyke resigned in 2004 after the report criticised the BBC's reporting. |
| But he felt he was "mistreated" by the BBC's board of governors and was "shattered" to be forced out of his job, previously secret minutes reveal. | But he felt he was "mistreated" by the BBC's board of governors and was "shattered" to be forced out of his job, previously secret minutes reveal. |
| Dyke tried to cling onto his job and later wrote to the board asking to be reinstated - but this was turned down. | Dyke tried to cling onto his job and later wrote to the board asking to be reinstated - but this was turned down. |
| The minutes of a meeting on 28 January 2004, at which the board decided the corporation's response to the report, have been released after a ruling by the freedom of information tribunal. | The minutes of a meeting on 28 January 2004, at which the board decided the corporation's response to the report, have been released after a ruling by the freedom of information tribunal. |
| READ THE MINUTES Minutes of BBC governors' meeting, 28 January 2004 [35KB] Minutes of BBC governors' meeting, 5 February 2004 [59KB] Most computers will open these documents automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader Download the reader here Details of a second meeting on 5 February have been released voluntarily by the BBC. | READ THE MINUTES Minutes of BBC governors' meeting, 28 January 2004 [35KB] Minutes of BBC governors' meeting, 5 February 2004 [59KB] Most computers will open these documents automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader Download the reader here Details of a second meeting on 5 February have been released voluntarily by the BBC. |
| BBC chairman Gavyn Davies resigned at the start of the first meeting before governors discussed Dyke's fate. | BBC chairman Gavyn Davies resigned at the start of the first meeting before governors discussed Dyke's fate. |
| Dyke told the governors he would only continue with their full support, then left the room to allow them to discuss his position. | Dyke told the governors he would only continue with their full support, then left the room to allow them to discuss his position. |
| Board members aired views that his position was "unsustainable" and he was a "lame duck" and it was decided that he should go. | Board members aired views that his position was "unsustainable" and he was a "lame duck" and it was decided that he should go. |
| The board agreed that it would be impossible to sustain Greg as DG in these circumstances Meeting minutes href="/1/hi/entertainment/6253911.stm" class="">Hutton report key players When informed of the decision, Dyke was "very surprised and therefore shattered by the news", the documents reveal. | |
| Dyke then withdrew his offer to resign and instead "invited the board to dismiss him or maintain him in his post". | Dyke then withdrew his offer to resign and instead "invited the board to dismiss him or maintain him in his post". |
| "After a brief discussion, the board agreed that it would be impossible to sustain Greg as DG in these circumstances since the board's authority would be destroyed," the minutes said. | "After a brief discussion, the board agreed that it would be impossible to sustain Greg as DG in these circumstances since the board's authority would be destroyed," the minutes said. |
| He eventually agreed to go - but wrote to the board days later saying: "I believe I have been mistreated and I want to be reinstated." | He eventually agreed to go - but wrote to the board days later saying: "I believe I have been mistreated and I want to be reinstated." |
| But at the second meeting, the governors decided this was "untenable". | But at the second meeting, the governors decided this was "untenable". |
| 'Sexed up' | 'Sexed up' |
| The Hutton Inquiry was convened after the death in July 2003 of government scientist Dr David Kelly, who was named as the source of a BBC story about the Iraq War. | The Hutton Inquiry was convened after the death in July 2003 of government scientist Dr David Kelly, who was named as the source of a BBC story about the Iraq War. |
| The inquiry focused on Dr Kelly's death and the allegation, reported by former BBC journalist Andrew Gilligan, that the government had "sexed up" an intelligence dossier. | The inquiry focused on Dr Kelly's death and the allegation, reported by former BBC journalist Andrew Gilligan, that the government had "sexed up" an intelligence dossier. |
| Lord Hutton absolved the government of misleading the public, found the central allegation in Gilligan's report was untrue and said the BBC's editorial system was "defective". | Lord Hutton absolved the government of misleading the public, found the central allegation in Gilligan's report was untrue and said the BBC's editorial system was "defective". |
| The minutes of the first meeting were revealed after an application to the tribunal by The Guardian newspaper and open government campaigner Heather Brooke. | The minutes of the first meeting were revealed after an application to the tribunal by The Guardian newspaper and open government campaigner Heather Brooke. |