Fears of ‘feeding frenzy’ against BBC after Diana interview backlash

Ex-chair of BBC Trust warns criticism could lead to destroying something it would be impossible to recreate'

A former chair of the BBC Trust has warned against the feeding frenzy" engulfing the corporation as ministers said they would look at how it is governed in the wake of damning findings about its 1995 interview with Diana, Princess of Wales.

As the broadcaster faced further searching questions over its handling of the crisis, Sir Michael Lyons, who chaired its governing body at the time, said there was a danger of destroying something that would be impossible to recreate".