Mark Lawson on BBC censorship

In The Guardian, Mark Lawson asks whether, one year after the Brand-Ross-Sachs 'scandal', BBC caution is restricting drama and comedy output.

Rumours from the drama department suggest that an increasing number of directors are pitching improvised or semi-improvised work – another way around compliance: if there is no script, the checks are automatically reduced.

See also, recent comments from Stephen Poliakoff and Tony Marchant.