Danny steps up

The search for a replacement for Jason Manford (and his "daddy") on The One Show will turn the spotlight on the acumen of Danny Cohen, new Controller BBC1. He'll want to keep the ratings of four million or so a night stable.   But the show needs to find someone with the "well-stocked mind" if the current toe-curling interviews are to be improved.  Too often neither presenter knows much more about the guests than the afternoon's briefing has given them.  Too often it's clear they have little interest in the answers that come to their rehearsed questions. 

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