At 6.07 a.m. on Thursday 29 May 2003, Radio Four's Today programme broadcast a report by journalist Andrew Gilligan that was to have groundshaking ramifications for the BBC. His accusations of governmental meddling in official intelligence documents stung Downing Street so sharply that by 7.30 the same morning a government spokesman had issued an official denial of Gilligan's allegations, and over the ensuing days all hell broke loose in an unprecedented war of words between the BBC and Britain's elected political leaders.
The saga rumbled on for months, only coming to a close with the conclusions of an official inquiry chaired by Lord Hutton, which were published exactly two thirds of a solar cycle after the initial report [tSun trine nSun 1.16, 28 Jan]. This Hutton Report found the BBC to be entirely at fault and the government to have acted impeccably, and led to the Chairman of the BBC resigning immediately. One day later, on the 29th, its supreme head, Director-General Greg Dyke also fell on his sword, leaving the corporation both stunned and leaderless.
Astrologically speaking, this latter resignation occurred on a very interesting day, seeing as it did a Half-Moon [6.03 a.m.] six hours before Venus opposed Jupiter exactly [noon]. Six hours later, Mercury trined Jupiter exactly [18.09], while the Moon had gone on to square Neptune [14.13] and would conjunct its Node that evening. Such a confluence of exact aspects and newsworthy events provides a good opportunity to look at the astrology and see what, if any, correspondences exist.
Straight off, we see Jupiter is the centre of focus for the chart for the 29 Jan 2004. Through its symbolism for the law, and its position in fussy, pedantic Virgo, we get a clear picture of former judge Hutton's rigid adherence to the very narrow brief set out for his inquiry. He allowed himself absolutely no margin for commenting upon matters which were undoubtedly related, but which were not strictly within his remit. Jupiter's placement in Virgo is therefore reinforced by its being in opposition to relaxed Venus, with the two planets finding an outlet through their respective soft aspects to Mercury, which embodies the publication of the report the previous day. Venus in Pisces itself paints a nice picture of how Hutton viewed the BBC's conduct in this matter - so concerned with their own editorial independence and freedom of (tabloidesque) speech that they failed to verify their facts, an accusation leveled both at Gilligan's report and at the BBC's swift defence of him.
So much for initial observations; what can be gleaned from applicable natal charts? Taking the 1801 UK chart¹ to represent the government, we see that its department of spin - natal Mercury[17° Sag] - was being directly challenged by the Venus-Jupiter opposition through an exact square [17°52], but the outcome was suggested by Mercury [17°30] being semisextile the same natal planet from authoritarian Capricorn (ruled by Saturn) - the Hutton Report exonerated the authorities to a degree unanticipated by anyone. We also have the transiting Moon trining the UK's natal Sun [10°11 Cap] from stable Taurus. This is a minor, monthly transit but its interaction with the rest of the day's astrology, bringing as it does the third Earth sign into contact with the UK chart through the solar symbol of leadership, adds to the unlikelihood of any governmental upheaval at this time.
Looking at the BBC's natal chart², it's clear that transiting Mercury[17°30 Cap] is perfectly square its own natal point [17° Lib], a fitting piece of astrological symbolism given the nature of the events in question (i.e. the publication of a report impacting upon a major communications company). What strikes at the very heart of the BBC however must be the Venus-Jupiter opposition [17°52] perfectly bisecting the natal Mercury-Neptune [17°52 Leo] sextile and feeding through transiting Mercury inconjunct natal Neptune. This latter hints at the BBC's confusion and bewilderment at Hutton's verdict, and the self-sacrifice of Greg Dyke on this day in particular.
Thirdly, transits to a chart drawn up for the broadcast of Gilligan's original report³ show that Mercury trined its position [14°03 Tau] on Monday 26 January, just as the first leaks from the report were coming out. It went on to trine natal Venus and Moon on the day of the report's publication (28th), in tandem with tSun trine nSun and tMars sex nAscendant. The sole exact transit for the 29th was Venus squaring natal Pluto at 8.46 a.m. This preponderance of transit hits to the initial broadcast coming on the actual day of publication of the Hutton Report might be expected, but its fallout reached its peak the following day as the current astrology interlocked strongly with the charts of the BBC and UK.
Investigation of the personal charts of Gilligan, Dyke and even Hutton would no doubt throw up even more interesting transits, but this brief overview illuminates what can be gleaned from a purely mundane perspective.

Notes:
1) UK Chart: midnight, 1 Jan., 1801, Westminster (from Mundane Astrology by Baigent/Campion/Harvey, p.435)
2) BBC founded as a Limited Company on 18 Oct, 1922 (using noon).
3) Radio 4 report broadcast 6.07 a.m., 29 May 2003, London
All charts & transits computed using Astrolog v.5.41F