The BBC Trust has confirmed that it's a giant road-sweeping bureaucracy, with the tactical turning circle of an ocean liner, and needs reform.
Sorry that should read... The BBC Trust has confirmed which BBC services it will review in 2011....
These are: Radio Five Live, Radio Five Live Sports Extra, BBC News Channel, BBC Parliament, BBC Local Radio and Asian Network. The Trust will begin its reviews of Radio Five Live and Five Live Sports Extra early in 2011, followed by a separate review of the BBC News Channel and BBC Parliament.
Surely Radio Five Live and Sports Extra should be reviewed after the move to Salford ? It's all very well talking about remits, etc, but the presenter line-ups in both news and sport will change, and that often means the style and content of the programmes they host will change.
The BBC Executive has said it wants to close the Asian Network, and is supposed to be working on alternative proposals to serve that audience. What's the point, Sir Michael ? BBC local radio is at the beginning of a year of severe retrenchment, with five stations experimenting with more shared programming. That was a response to 16% cuts - now DG Mark Thompson wants 20% - so more of the same is inevitable. In the spirit of transparency, is it ok to tell us the cost of these reviews ?
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