| BIRT | John -, Director General of the BBC from 1992-2000 (4) |
| REITH | John -, first Director-general of the BBC, from 1927-38 (5) |
| OGILVIE | Frederick ?, Director-General of the BBC from 1938-42 (7) |
| MILNE | Alasdair ?, Director-General of the BBC from 1982-87 (5) |
| GREENE | Hugh ?, Director-General of the BBC from 1960-69 |
| GREG | ___ Dyke, former director-general of the BBC (4) |
| DYKE | Greg ___, Director-General of the BBC who resigned in 2004 (4) |
| JOHN | Scot who was first Director-general of the BBC, in 1927 (4,5) |
| OTIS | _ the Aardvark, puppet who hosted Children's BBC from 1994 to 1999 (4) |
| GREGDYKE | Director-General of the BBC 2000-04 and chairman of the Football Association 2013-16 (4,4) |
| JOHNBIRT | Director general of the BBC 1992-2000 (4,4) |
| BOOTHROYD | Betty ?, Speaker of the House of Commons from 1992-2000 (9) |
| LISTENER | The ?, weekly magazine published by the BBC from 1929-91 (8) |
| PAULINCE | Former England footballer who won 53 caps from 1992-2000 (4,4) |
| NEWSNIGHT | Current affairs programme that caused the resignation of George Entwistle as Director-General of the BBC |
| FREDERICK | Sir ___ Ogilvie, John Reith's successor as director-general of the BBC (9) |
| CRACKERJACK | Children's TV series that aired on the BBC from 1955-84, revived in 2020 (11) |
| ALASDAIR | -- Milne, Director-General of the BBC between 1982 and 1987 (8) |
| TIMDAVIE | Director-General of the BBC appointed in 2020 (3,5) |
| UNTIE | BBC from fourth of January is free |
