Lord Attenborough’s son says he would be ‘turning in his grave’ at Channel 4 sale

Exclusive: Michael Attenborough says late chair was promised by new Ofcom chief Michael Grade he would oppose privatisation

Richard Attenborough, the late Oscar-winning director and chair of Channel 4, would be turning in his grave" to see the broadcaster privatised, his son has claimed.

Michael Attenborough said that Michael Grade - Channel 4's chief executive from 1988 to 1997, who will monitor the privatisation process as chair of the broadcast regulator, Ofcom - was breaking a promise to his father by supporting the sell-off.