The BBC is battling its biggest crisis in decades after its two most senior leaders resigned over accusations of bias that have prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to threaten legal actionfor “no less” than $1 billion unless he gets compensation.

On Monday the BBC apologised for a Panorama documentary which spliced together two parts of a Trump speech on January 6, 2021, the day his supporters stormed the Capitol, creating the impression he had called for violence.

Below are details on how the crisis came about, how the BBC is funded and governed, and how a new director general will be selected.

AN INTERNAL MEMO SEIZED ON BY CRITICS

The scandal was sparked by the leaking of an internal memo from a former standards adviser that listed what he said were failings in the BBC’s coverage of

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