Greg Dyke

It's hard to believe that a whole ten years ago Harry Hill's TV Burp was a guerilla comedy show; a surreal late-night frolic fronted by the inimitable comedian. In those days the BBC didn't let him use clips of EastEnders, which led to a memorably hilarious bit of "undercover" filming as Hill turned up at BBC Television Centre with a tin of ham and a Twix for the then director-general, Greg Dyke. Oddly, Dyke wouldn't see him.

Then, suddenly, Burp was catapulted into the mainstream with a peak-time Saturday-night slot and everyone wanted to join in the fun as Hill lampooned terrible telly. Even the BBC loosened its grasp on those EastEnders snippets. Tonight, we reach the end with Hill's last TV Burp. The show might continue with another host but for those of us who have loved it from the start, that would be unthinkable and pointless. Because it's all about Harry.

Alison Graham, Radio Times, 24th March 2012

Video: Steve Coogan v NOTW's Paul McMullan

Comedian Steve Coogan angrily accuses Paul McMullan, a former News of the World deputy features editor, of being "morally bankrupt" in a discussion about the phone hacking scandal which included former BBC director general Greg Dyke and Newsnight's Emily Maitlis.

Emily Maitlis, BBC Newsnight, 11th July 2011