Sir Michael Lyons

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• Birmingham local TV service launch date unrealistic, say potential bidders

  12 Aug 2014: YourTV head says it is impossible to deliver a quality product by Ofcom’s November deadline, following collapse of City TV. By Mark Sweney

• Labour's housing plans are sensible, but the nimby lobby looms large

  9 Jun 2014: Tony Travers: Getting past local opposition and those who want to protect green spaces remains the biggest barrier to housebuilding – whoever is in power

• BBC bosses were aware of payoffs, says Mark Thompson

  7 Sep 2013: Former director general to appear before MPs as row between corporation grandees grows increasingly bitter

• Former BBC chairman contradicts Thompson in £1m payout row

  6 Sep 2013: Sir Michael Lyons says he was not fully briefed on Byford's severance terms, as five current trustees distance themselves from Thompson's claims that they were involved in the payout

• Manchester local TV licence won by YourTV group

  8 Feb 2013: Consortium backed by ex-BBC chairman Sir Michael Lyons to launch service by October after beating four other bidders. By Ben Dowell

• Local TV: Evening Standard, Lyons and Johnson join bidding

  14 Aug 2012: Ofcom reveals details of 57 bids for licences to run services in 21 towns and cities, including London and Glasgow. By Mark Sweney

• Former BBC chief attacks Jeremy Hunt over ties to Murdochs

  28 Apr 2012: Sir Michael Lyons, former BBC Trust chairman, says Jeremy Hunt was 'far too close' to News Corporation

• Parliament would benefit from a move to Middlesbrough

  20 Apr 2012:

  MPs and peers would get a better idea of how tough life has become for many of their fellow Britons. Guest blogger Andy Grossett puts the Teesside case

• BBC pay: Who wants to be a millionaire?

  3 Jul 2011: As the BBC prepares to publish an anonymised list of pay bands for talent, we reveal the scale of salaries. By Patrick Foster

• BBC management eyes Lord Patten nervously

  16 May 2011: Steve Hewlett: The Oxbridgers running the BBC may feel more relaxed with one of their own in the chair, but they underestimate Patten at their peril

• Sir Michael Lyons – is the BBC legacy worth watching?

  9 Mar 2011:

  Dan Sabbagh: We remember the cock-ups and the controversies. But were there some 'best bits' too?

• BBC Trust's Lyons looks back on successes and 'memorable cock-ups'

  9 Mar 2011: Outgoing chairman admits corporation failed over 'Crowngate' and Brand-Ross, and lays out 'tough choices' facing Lord Patten. By Tara Conlan

• Media Talk: Reporting from the front line

  Audio (26min 45sec), 25 Feb 2011:

  Matt Wells and guests discuss Libya, Lis Murdoch and Lord Patten at the Beeb

• BBC global mission is also commercial, says outgoing trust chairman

  22 Feb 2011: Sir Michael Lyons lays out principles of strategy but sends a warning to BBC executives following Lonely Planet deal. By Tara Conlan

• Richard Lambert and Lord Patten favourites to be BBC Trust chairman

  19 Jan 2011: Former Financial Times editor and former Tory party chairman emerge as frontrunners after withdrawal of Howard Davies. By Tara Conlan

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