BBC presenter Rajan warns corporation is 'screwed' without funding overhaul

BBC Today presenter Amol Rajan used his farewell Alternative MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival on 26 August 2026 to warn the BBC is "screwed" unless funding and governance are radically overhauled. He called the situation an "existential emergency." Rajan, who leaves BBC News next week, spoke as the BBC and UK government negotiate the next charter.