Helen Wheels

Former BBC Director of Radio Helen Boaden seems to be on tour - this time visiting Polskie Radio director Barbarą Stanisławczyk in Warsaw. With her was Graham Ellis, still styled Deputy Director of Radio, but deputy to whom now - James Purnell or Bob Shennan ? Or, heaven forfend, neither ?

The latter is unlikely: Graham is also the BBC's Royal Liaison Officer, and now would be a bad time to change. Graham's recently helped radio colleagues land Prince Charles for Just A Minute's 50th Anniversary special on Christmas Day, and The Duchess of Cornwall to host the Woman's Hour Power List 2016 launch at Buckingham Palace.