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In almost 60 years of professional life, John Tusa has fought for and sometimes against the major arts and politics institutions in the country. A distinguished journalist, broadcaster and leader of arts organisations, he has stood up publicly for the independence of the BBC, the need for public financing of the arts and for the integrity of universities. He has made enemies in the process. From the battles to create the groundbreaking Newsnight in 1979 to six years of defending the BBC World Service from politics interference, Tusa's profile is etched with candour. His profile of 2 yrs of internecine warfare near the top of the BBC under the Chairman, 'Dukey' Hussey, will decrease as a significant contribution to BBC background. His recollections of an amusing and petty-minded couple of months as head of an Cambridge college or university will be read as a case study of the absurdities of academic life; while jogging the rejected and maligned Barbican Centre, Tusa led its restoration into the major ethnic centre that it is today. Often predicated on personal diaries, Making a Noise is a fearless and enjoyable memoir of life near the top of the arts and broadcasting.
