With both the current Royal Charter and licence fee settlement expiring in the next two years, press headlines proclaim the BBC has much to fear from the new Conservative government. Having read through the Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s recent “Future of the BBC” report, which was led by the newly-appointed Culture Secretary, we do not share the same view. However, any reduction in BBC funding is likely to lead to further tightening of TV and radio programming budgets, with far reaching consequences across the entire UK creative sector.