“The BBC represents the spirit of our country.”

Peter Capaldi has joined the ranks of TV personalities that have defended the BBC.
In a passionate interview with US talk show host Larry King, the current Doctor believes the organisation is “seriously under threat from the government”.

“The BBC is one of the great organisations of the world, the most special, special organisation,” Capaldi noted.

“I think the government doesn’t think that the BBC supports it. [The BBC] is not answerable to shareholders and it entertains ideas – all kinds of ideas about Britain and about history and about the world and about art. I think the government don’t want to pay for it.

“The BBC represents the spirit of the country. It is so important that people don’t let this magnificent thing vanish. It is that dangerous.”

Capaldi’s comments follow Doctor Who executive producer Steven Moffat’s defence of the organisation last month.
Moffat claimed that Doctor Who could not have been created by any other broadcaster and that the BBC is “so madly varied and so genuinely mad”.

The Thick of It’s Armando Iannucci also fought back against the organisation’s critics by arguing that creative talents such as Moffat should be consulted on the future of the corporation.

Mark Gatiss recently said that the BBC needs to fight back against being destroyed for those who want to make a profit.

News Source: Digital Spy