It's been a tough few weeks for the BBC. First there was the scandal with a phone-in involving Blue Peter. Then came the news that calls from "listeners" were actually members of the production team on Jo Whiley's Radio One show.
And now this weekend, the BBC 1 controller Peter Fincham has resigned over the controversy surrounding edited footage of the Queen, which was manipulated to show her storming off in a huff.
Poor production and cavalier editing? Certainly. Should the Beeb have been quicker to right their mistakes and swifter to put out a statement correcting the error? Undoubtedly. But should this have led to the resignation of Fincham? I don't think so.
It was undeniably a terrible error, but surely lessons have been learnt and it is time to move on. Why force a well-respected and successful figure to fall on his sword over an episode involving the Queen which, undoubtedly, the Palace wants to forget? These are certainly dark days for the BBC. Losing one of their top men will not help matters.
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