40 YEARS OF HISTORY - BROADCAST 1959-1999 - Peacock brings less cosy world

Martin Jackson, editor and publisher of Broadcast between 1985 and 1992, recalls how the Peacock inquiry, first set up to examine the future of the licence fee, had an epoch-shaping effect on the ITV franchises.

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