| REITH | Scot who was first Director-general of the BBC, in 1927 (4,5) |
| JOHN | Scot who was first Director-general of the BBC, in 1927 (4,5) |
| GROVE | George, British musical scholar who was first director of the Royal College of Music (5) |
| BROADCASTINGHOUSE | Headquarters of the BBC, in Portland Place and Langham Place, London (12,5) |
| SANDYLYLE | (Golf) Scot who was first Briton to win the U.S. Masters, in 1988 (5,4) |
| WILLIEWOOD | Scot who was first person to compete in a 7th Commonwealth Games (6,4) |
| ANDYPANDY | Children's TV character who first appeared on the BBC in 1950 (4,5) |
| CRITERION | Underground London theatre used by the BBC in the Blitz |
| NEWSNIGHT | Current affairs programme that caused the resignation of George Entwistle as Director-General of the BBC |
| JOGRIMOND | Scot who was leader of the Liberal Party from 1956-1967 & 1976 (2,7) |
| FREDERICK | Sir ___ Ogilvie, John Reith's successor as director-general of the BBC (9) |
| DELABECHE | Henry _ _ _, first director of the Geological Survey of Great Britain (2,2,5) |
| SYLVESTER | ---- McCoy, Scot who was seventh 1ac (9) |
| BBCONE | Broadcaster whose first director-general was Sir John Reith in 1927 (3,3) |
| OVERBOARD | Having finished first, directors getting from ship to water |
| THEJOHN | Words that when followed by Bishop Show gives the title of a show broadcast on the BBC in 2015 and ITV in 2022 and 2023 (3,4) |
| FERGAL | ___ Keane, Irish foreign correspondent who announced he was retiring from the BBC in 2026 (6) |
| DONALD | Scot who was in charge of the 19thc Jack the Ripper investigations (6,7) |
| SWANSON | Scot who was in charge of the 19th c Jack the Ripper investigations (6,7) |
| SMIKE | Musical adaptation of part of Charles Dickens's Nicholas Nickleby televised by the BBC in 1973 (5) |
