Tim Davie (SE 1986) has one of the highest profile jobs in world media as director-general of the BBC. The corporation’s news services are consumed by hundreds of millions of people across the globe, and in the UK the BBC provides the most popular TV and radio channels with a mission to inform, educate and entertain. But are public service media organisations still relevant in an age of streaming and social media? And, if they are, what’s the best way of paying for them? Tim Davie will be in conversation with Selwyn’s master Roger Mosey, himself a former BBC executive, and will be taking questions from our audience in the Quarry Whitehouse auditorium.

Tickets

Livestream

You can watch the livestream on our YouTube channel. Click the video above to visit the livestream page. You will not need to book a ticket for this.

Location and timing details

The event takes place at the Quarry Whitehouse Auditorium, Selwyn College, Grange Road, CB3 9DQ. It is pictured below, as seen from above from Grange Road.

The Quarry Whitehouse Auditorium is located on the corner of West Road and Grange Road and can be accessed via the gate to Ann’s Court on Grange Road. The Auditorium will be signposted —  but the Selwyn College Porters, located in the Lodge by the main entrance, will be more than happy to help direct you if you have trouble finding the auditorium.

Doors will open at 5:45pm. Please be seated by 5:55pm as the event will start promptly at 6:00pm. We expect to finish by 7:00pm at the latest. 

If you are arriving by bike, you may lock your bicycles on the railings by the Quarry Whitehouse Auditorium.

Please note that photographs will be taken during this event.