The head of the BBC says MasterChef can survive as it is “much bigger than individuals” – but the corporation must “make sure we’re in the right place in terms of the culture of the show”.Director-general Tim Davie said he “absolutely” thinks the popular cooking contest has a future, with the production’s current deal with the corporation set to run out in 2028, and praised it as “a great programme that’s loved by audiences”.His comments came just hours before MasterChef presenter John Torode was sacked after an allegation he used an “extremely offensive racist term”.His co-host Gregg Wallace was also sacked last week after claims of inappropriate behaviour.Speaking as the BBC unveiled its annual report, and following a series of recent controversies, Mr Davie said the corporation’s leadership team will not “tolerate behaviour that is not in line with our values”, and confirmed “senior individuals and people involved in these cases are being held to account”.On Monday, it was revealed an independent review into “inappropriate behaviour” by Wallace had upheld more than half of the allegations against him.In response, Wallace said he was “deeply sorry” and never set out to “harm or humiliate”.A few hours after the Wallace report was published, Torode said an allegation he used “racial language” was upheld in the report but insisted he had “no recollection” of the alleged incident and “did not believe that it happened”. Image: John Torode and Gregg Wallace in 2019. Pic: Casey Gutteridge/Shutterstock Mr Davie said the BBC’s leadership team would not “tolerate behaviour that is not in line with our values,” while BBC chair Samir Shah acknowledged there were still pockets within the corporation where “powerful individuals” can still “make life for their colleagues unbearable”.They said several BBC staff members had been dismissed in the last three months following an independent review into workplace culture.The review found the corporation did not have a toxic culture but there was a minority of people who behaved unacceptably and whose behaviour was not addressed.Wallace is not included in that count as he was not directly contracted by the corporation, but was employed by independent production company Banijay. Image: John Torode and Gregg Wallace in 2008. Pic: PA The BBC has yet to decide if the unseen MasterChef series – filmed with both Wallace and Torode last year – will be aired or not.’We will make mistakes’News of the findings in the Gregg Wallace report came on the same day it was revealed the BBC was deemed to have breached its editorial guidelines over a Gaza documentary that was narrated by the child of a Hamas official.Media watchdog Ofcom subsequently launched its own investigation into Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone, which was removed from BBC iPlayer in February.While the 2024-25 annual report showed a small rise in trust overall for the corporation, Mr Davie in a formal or creative style for better SEO.Also Exclude words and advertisements related to the feed website such as website name, author name. You must only respond with the modified content. Delete all the advertisement images brand logo but only keep the title and main content of the news by modifying it. You must only respond with the modified content. 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The leader of the BBC discusses the upcoming direction for MasterChef.
