Lord Patten, the new chairman of the BBC Trust.

He is currently chairman of the BBC Trust and Chancellor of the University of Oxford.

Philip Dodd talks to Chris Patten, the new chairman of the BBC Trust.

Daily Telegraph Lord Patten, the chairman of the BBC Trust, says self-regulation for the press is vital.

And the third, generically at least, is whoever happens to be chairman of the BBC Trust at the time.

Lord Patten, the new chairman of the BBC Trust, will have his resilience tested.

Lord Patten, the chairman of the BBC Trust, said: "The BBC is far from perfect but it is a great institution and, at its best, a great broadcaster.

Lord Patten, chairman of the BBC Trust, defended press self-regulation in a major speech tonight, arguing that the statutory regulation applied to broadcasting would be inappropriate for newspapers.

Last month, Lord Patten of Barnes, the chairman of the BBC Trust, described Top Gear as one of the leading "cultural" exports from this country.

Sir Michael Lyons, former chairmen of the BBC Trust, suggested that the consequences spread beyond the BBC, in particular in the license given to celebrities.