Channel 4 News editor Ben De Pear has been venting his frustration at the BBC in no uncertain terms this afternoon.

“So as the BBC release a publicly funded report into a public body the acting DG of the BBC will only be interviewed by the BBC about the BBC. In my time as a TV journalist I have been offered interviews with the following people produced by their own organisations; President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad of Iran, President Charles Taylor of Liberia, & Tim Davie of the BBC. We got Mugabe and Ahmedinejad ourselves but not Taylor & turned down his offer of self interview; we are still trying for Tim Davie.”

Now he’s taking the fight to Evan Davis:

Our interview with Tim Davie of the BBC tonight: ███ ████ █████ ███ ██ ██████ ████ ████ ██ ██████ ████ ████ ████ ███ █ ████ █████ ███ ████.

— Ben de Pear (@bendepear) February 22, 2013

@EvanHD it's great u get to interview your boss, but the BBC is a public institution funded by the public & should therefore be scrutinised

— Ben de Pear (@bendepear) February 22, 2013

Quite…