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 Al's 2021 relaunch continues, with a feature in the Radio Times. Mr Yentob opines

‘In some ways, YouTube is a sort of playground where new talent can emerge. The BBC, increasingly, has to make sure that it’s also a playground where young people can come for modest sums of money to try out things and experiment. It also needs to behave a little more like Instagram or Twitter in the way that those platforms reward curiosity with unlikely connections and then take you on a journey. The way they say, “I know you love this, but did you know how great this is?”’

Mr Yentob was the BBC's Creative Director when broadcast youth channel BBC3 was consigned to an online existence. Mr Yentob, 73, could perhaps create some space for new talent, by stepping aside as Editor and Presenter of Imagine for the past 17 years. Last year Imagine featured Lenny Henry, 62,  Marina Abramovic, 74, Kwame Kwei-Armah, 53, Lemn Sissay, 53, Kate Prince, 47 - and the undoubtedly slightly younger Kanneh-Mason family.