Video: George Entwistle: I did not know about Newsnight report George Entwistle, the BBC director-general, appeared out his depth as he was questioned for 20 minutes by veteran reporter John Humphrys about a Newsnight investigation which wrongly accused a senior Conservative figure of child abuse. He admitted in the interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme that he only saw the Newsnight programme the day after it was aired, saying: "I was out." Mr Entwistle also admitted he was not aware of a tweet from the programme that promised to reveal details of child abuse that would involve a senior Tory figure from the Thatcher years, nor had he seen a front page newspaper story that cast doubt on Newsnight's key witness's statement.