When Boris met the BBC Art critic makes a fascinating backdrop to an assessment of the BBC. My experience has been nothing but good locally but he makes a very good point. On the subject of the Olympics he also is able to deal with the issue: should sponsors help to pay for the Olympics or should it come out of the pocket of the man or woman in the street? Worth a read:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/borisjohnson/9263772/The-statist-defeatist-and-biased-BBC-is-on-the-wrong-wavelength.html