Here is a selection of my answers to the BBC consultation:

The Director-General has proposed five high level principles which would set the future direction of the BBC. These are:

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  putting quality first, including five areas of editorial focus for all BBC services
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  doing fewer things better – including stopping activities in some areas
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  guaranteeing access for all licence fee payers to BBC services
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  making the licence fee work harder – being efficient and offering better value for money
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  setting new boundaries

Q: Do you think these are the right principles?

A: Nos. 1-4, yes, almost. No. 5, no. With quality there should be a focus on integrity and bravery. By this I mean firstly not being swayed by commercial pressures or interests (rather than worrying about explaining and justifying every edit/re-take) and secondly, breaking new boundaries rather than 'setting' or reinforcing them. This means giving artists editorial freedom.

Q: Which output do you think should be higher quality?
A: Programmes on TV. On the other hand, BBC radio, website, news, and the iPlayer interface are mostly fantastic.

Q: The BBC is always considering ways in which it can make its programmes available to you at no cost. For example, recent TV and radio programmes are already available to you soon after broadcast on the BBC iPlayer. What are your views?
A: I would like to be able to see all episodes of a programme while it is still being broadcast. There is little point being able to catch up on episode 5 for a week if you've missed episode 4. This is available for some programmes, why not all? It seems fair to be able to see the old ones if you can still see the current one. It would be great also to have a bigger back catalogue like Channel 4, but not at the cost of preventing future programmes being made...

And there were other questions about the cuts. I used to listen to 6 Music, and found myself enjoying radio again for the first time in a long while. I can't listen to the radio when I work now, because any dialogue is distracting, but it would be criminal for 6 Music to go. It doesn't infringe on any commercial radio, and neither would commercial radio fill the gap that 6 Music would leave.

They should get rid of Radio 1, and put 6 Music in its place.