Sir Francis Christopher Buchan Bland (born circa 1939), known as Christopher Bland is a British businessman and politician. He was Chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC from 1996 to 2001, when he took up a position as Chairman of British Telecom. 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Board of Governors is the board of directors of a publicly owned corporation, such as the United States Postal Service and Amtrak. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national publicly funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... BT Group plc (which trades as BT or British Telecommunications, and is commonly (and erroneously) referred to as British Telecom) is the privatised former British state telecommunications operator. ...
He served as a Conservative Partymember of the Greater London Council for Lewisham and Deptford from 1967 to 1970, and became deputy chairman of Inner London Education Authority. He was chairman of the Bow Group think tank from 1969 to 1970. In 1972 he became deputy chairman of the Independent Broadcasting Authority. Eventually he became chairman of London Weekend Television, in 1984, becoming a millionaire after the 1993 franchise renewal. He was knighted in the early 1990s for work related to the National Health Service. The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The following people served as Members of the Greater London Council, either as councillors or Aldermen. ... The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to its abolition in 1986. ... Lewisham is an area within the London Borough of Lewisham in south-east London. ... Deptford is an area of the London Borough of Lewisham, on the south bank of the River Thames in south-east London. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) was the education authority for the 12 inner London boroughs, from 1965 until its abolition in 1990. ... The Bow Group is the oldest centre- right think tank in the United Kingdom. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) was the regulatory body in the United Kingdom for commercial television (ITV and Channel 4 - cable and satellite television were the responsibility of the Cable Authority) and radio broadcasts. ... Now known as ITV London (Weekends) London Weekend Television logo, 1978-1996 London Weekend Television Limited (LWT) is the ITV contractor for London, Friday 5:15pm to Monday, 5:59am. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A statue of an armoured knight of the Middle Ages For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... The logo of the NHS for England and Wales. ...
On June 29, 1972 it was announced that Bland was to become Deputy Chairman of the Independent Television Authority (later the Independent Broadcasting Authority) for a term from July 1, 1972 to July 31, 1976.
Bland retained his involvement in politics and was critical of changes made by Margaret Thatcher to Conservative Central Office staff shortly after her election as Leader in 1975.
Bland has held other public sector roles: as chairman of the Private Finance Panel from 1995 to 1996 and as a member of the Prime Minister's Advisory Panel on the Citizen's Charter.
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