‘A completely unique opportunity’: the secretive process that will decide the BBC’s future

Every decade, the BBC’s continued existence must be secured through an elaborate multi-year negotiation with the government. But what does charter renewal actually involve – and will it secure the BBC’s long-term future? By Barbara Speed. Read by Carlyss Peer. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="theguardian.com/longreadpod">theguardi…;