is one of the BBC’s most highly-regarded networks, but its future is under threat as the UK broadcaster looks to cut costs and refocus on super-serving young audiences.
The BBC insisted that the plan is for Harrison to return, but industry insiders think it is the first step in a major change of course for the network, which spawned hits likeThe Daily Telegraph reported on Thursday that BBC Four will be axed, even though it said the BBC won’t publically admit that this is the case. Indeed, a spokeswoman said: “There are no plans to close BBC Four.
They expect BBC Four to be either dramatically scaled back, so it effectively becomes an archive and repeats channel, or for it to be replaced by BBC Three, the youth network that was controversially moved online in 2016.