The BBC has the obligation to think big. And at the moment, that clarion call sounds an uncertain note to me. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes bbc big call
As it is, the grotesque distortions of the global market mean that for every dollar the West dispatches to Africa in the form of aid, two dollars are clawed back through subsidies and tariff barriers: a monumental rip-off by the rich as they instruct the poor to accept 'free' trade or else. Jonathan Dimbleby acceptafricaaid share on social
I honestly believe that TV generally is obsessed with the ratings battle to the point of cutting its own throat. Jonathan Dimbleby battlecutgenerally Change image and share on social
Food is about communal togetherness. Our family does sit at the table. I think it's a great tragedy if a family doesn't have a table, as there is such an atmosphere of good will and warmth when we have eight people sitting around it. Jonathan Dimbleby atmospherecommunalfamily share on social
I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones. Jonathan Tropper 80sactionbad Change image and share on social
I want the BBC to be a mass market public service broadcaster still funded by the licence fee... and the licence fee is more durable than many people in the commercial sector believe. Gavyn Davies bbcbroadcastercommercial Change image and share on social
Over the past decade... while many businesses have pursued what I call 'business as usual,' I have been part of a different, smaller business movement, one that tried to put idealism back on the agenda. Anita Roddick agendumbackbusiness share on social