<p>The BBC has a new director general, but is he or his army of senior managers - conveniently detached from direct responsibility for the output - capable of answering a key question: What is the role of a publicly-funded broadcaster in the modern era?</p><p>Plus, brilliant questions on GB News, the energy crisis and the government’s economic policy - is there a hidden agenda?</p><br><p>The next Rock &amp; Roll Politics live show will be at the Cambridge Literary Festival on <a href="https://www.cambridgeliteraryfestival.com/events/steve-richards-rock-n-roll-politics-2/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Saturday April 25th</a>.</p><br><p>And you can get your tickets for Rock &amp; Roll Politics -The Election Special at Kings Place in London on <a href="https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/steve-richards-presents-rock-n-roll-politics-9/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Monday May 11th here</a>.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/RockNRollPolitics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to Patreon</a> for live events, bonus podcasts and to get the regular podcast a day early and ad free.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Written and presented by Steve Richards.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>