Sacked S4C boss urges minister to investigate channel's chair
The Guardian|December 01, 2023
A former head of the Welsh public service broadcaster has sent a scathing letter to the culture secretary urging her to investigate S4C and its chair, amid a deepening crisis at the top of the Welsh-language channel.
Alexandra Topping
Sacked S4C boss urges minister to investigate channel's chair

Siân Doyle, who was sacked as chief executive of taxpayer-funded S4C last Friday, sent the letter to Lucy Frazer calling on her to examine the actions of the channel's chair, Rhodri Williams, before he was appointed for a further term in the role.

Doyle stated that she had "repeatedly" alerted the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to concerns, but had been told internal issues were for S4C to address. She wrote: "Had the issues taking place in S4C taken place in England - in the BBC or Channel 4-would DCMS have taken the same hands-off approach?"

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