David Liddiment (born 20 September 1952) is a former Creative Director of the independent production company

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. He is also an associate of The

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Theatre Company and a member of the

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, the governing body of the

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. Liddiment was director of programmes and channels at ITV (1997–2002), a role in which he was portrayed by actor

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in the ITV drama

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in 2020. He was also head of entertainment at the

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(1993–1995). His programme commissions included ''

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'', '' Fat Friends'', and ''

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''. While working for

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, he was an executive producer on ''

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'' (1987–1991). In 2003, Liddiment was presented with the

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's Gold Medal for outstanding services to television. On 1 November 2006, Liddiment was appointed as one of the founding members of the

, which along with a formal Executive Board replaced the former BBC Board of Governors as the governing body of the

. He served for two term which expires on October 2014. Liddiment is chairman of the Trust's Audiences and Performance Committee, which monitors the performance of all of the BBC's public services (television, radio and online). In September 2015, Liddiment became a non-executive director of

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in the UK.

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