The BBC is still perceived to lean towards the 'middle class' and be too 'London-centric', a new report has claimed. A damning new report has claimed that the national broadcaster is too 'middle class' and 'London-centric'The BBC's interim director general Rhodri Talfan Davies. Responding to the review, BBC chairman Samir Shah said: 'It is vital the BBC authentically reflects the lives of all the communities, classes and cultures across the UK. 'The board welcomes the challenge set out in the report and the actions the BBC Executive want to take in response.' The BBC Executive has committed to strengthening how the BBC measures the ways in which different audiences are portrayed and represented in its output.