Are the TV licences’ fee days numbered? #BBCNolan

BBC director general Tony Hall has said he believes the current TV licence fee has "got 10 years of life left in it".

His comments come after a group of MPs said earlier this year the TV licence did not have a long-term future and was "becoming harder to justify". Lord Hall agreed the licence fee needed to "adapt, modernise and change" but dismissed the suggestion of replacing the charge with a subscription model to pay for the BBC's output.

And in another twist it's been claimed the Prime Minister threatened to close down the BBC during the general election campaign.

The BBC's political editor, Nick Robinson, says it was hard to know if David Cameron was joking.

But the senior broadcaster says the threat had a real impact on the organisation and added to the pressure felt by BBC staff.

So what does the future hold for BBC?

Commentators Heidi McAlpin and Seamus Close join Nolan.