Posts from October 2010

Cutting remarks

Given the pro-BBC lobby's near-meltdown at the merest thought of yesterday's licence fee settlement (not only frozen but with additional expenditure tacked on as well), it's rather perplexing to still have the BBC Trust showing an admirably brave face in...

Frozen asset

It's true that the BBC has now managed to secure licence fee funding for another six years, but only the most pessimistic would have thought anything otherwise under the circumstances; the BBC is still a cherished institution to the majority...

Sun Hill Saved

Since The Bill ended earlier this year, it's studios in South West London have been rather quiet, as I wrote about in my recent article, The Bill Stops Here.

I'm Proud of the BBC

Well Mitch Benn is. So proud he's made a song to tell everyone.

Political persuasion

Whilst the media world awaits Vince Cable's crucial decision on whether News Corp. should be permitted to further extend its influence with a full takeover of BSkyB, there's a political war of words underway that's now spilling out into the...

'Axed by mistake'

Here's a story and a half. Back in 2006 Mark Damazer, then controller of BBC Radio 4, axed the piece of music that had heralded the start of the broadcasting day for over 30 years - the Radio 4 UK...

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