Lord Hall

Patron

Lord Tony Hall is a Patron of Frontline and was chair of the board until December 2025.

Tony Hall is Chairman of The Natural History Museum, The Woodland Trust, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), the Local Visitor Economy Partnerships for Liverpool City Region and the film company Harder Than You Think Ltd. He sits on the Advisory Board for Qwilt.

Tony is former Chairman of Frontline, The National Gallery, former Director-General of the BBC, former Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House and former President of the European Broadcasting Union championing public service media across the world. He is a former Trustee of The National Trust, The Paul Hamlyn Foundation and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra. 

He was awarded a CBE in 2006 and was made a life peer in 2010. He sits on the crossbenches in the House of Lords.