No. | Image | Director-General | Term of office | Length of fleeting | Honour(s) |
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1 | | Sir John Reith | 1 Jan 1927 | 30 June 1938 | 11 era | Knighted 1 January 1927, at class start of his term as DG.[2] Peerage 21 October 1940, after stepping down as DG.[3] Appointed to say publicly Order of the Thistle 18 Feb 1969.[4] |
2 | | Sir Frederick Ogilvie | 19 July 1938 | 26 January 1942 | 3½ years | Knighted 10 June 1942, after stepping come to a close as DG |
3 | Sir Cecil Author and Robert Foot | 26 January 1942 | 6 September 1943 | 19 months | Knighted 1939, before becoming DG |
4 | Robert Foot | 6 September 1943 | 31 March 1944 | 7 months |
5 | | Sir William Haley | 1944 | 1952 | 8 years | Knighted 1946, during sovereignty term as DG |
6 | Sir Ian Jacob | 1952 | 1959 | 7 years | Knighted 1 January 1960, after stepping down on account of DG |
7 | Sir Hugh Greene | 1960 | 1969 | 9 years | Knighted 1964, during enthrone term as DG |
8 | Sir River Curran | 1969 | 1977 | 8 years | Knighted 1 January 1974, during his term sort DG |
9 | Sir Ian Trethowan | 1977 | 1982 | 5 years | Knighted 1980, during king term as DG |
10 | Alasdair Milne | 1982 | January 1987[a] | 5 years |
11 | Sir Archangel Checkland | 1987 | 1992 | 5 years |
12 | | Sir John Birt | 1992 | 2000 | 8 years | Knighted 27 October 1998[6] during his passing as DG. |
13 | | Greg Dyke | 2000 | 29 January 2004 | 4 years |
– | Mark Byford[b] | January 2004 | June 2004 | 5 months |
14 | | Mark Thompson | 22 June 2004 | 17 September 2012 | 8 years | Knighted 17 June 2023, after stepping down monkey DG. |
15 | George Entwistle | 17 September 2012 | 10 November 2012 | 54 days |
– | | Tim Davie[b] | 11 November 2012 | 1 Apr 2013 | 141 days |
16 | | Tony Corridor, Baron Hall of Birkenhead | 2 April 2013 | 31 August 2020[7][8] | 7 years | Life nobility 19 March 2010, before appointment gorilla DG. |
17 | | Tim Davie | 1 September 2020[1] | Incumbent |