Welcome to Wales

Some quotes from Rhodri Talfan Davies, new Director BBC Wales Cymru, given to Wales Online. (You may need one of those BBC cliche bingo cards)

“If we’re going to protect quality then there are inevitably going to be some programmes which we think are wonderfully made, wonderfully produced, enjoyed by the audience, which we may not be able to sustain going forward"

 "The BBC’s national mission is I think pretty clear. It’s about helping audiences make sense of Wales, it’s about lifting the lid on Wales, it’s about reflecting the political, social, cultural diversity of Wales. You have to take a view that there are some things that we do that are frankly, at the end of the day, more important than others.”

 “I don’t think there is necessarily a direct correlation between the quantity of the output and the impact you can have with audiences. The current funding dilemma we’re facing will make that even tougher, and inevitably I suspect we’ll see an erosion in the overall hours we can produce. But I’m pretty ambitious and I still think that, even with that reduced funding, we can really make our mark.”

 On living in Bristol...

 "Clearly it wasn’t ideal that my family home was in Bristol, but certainly I’ve given assurances that I would be based in Cardiff throughout the week. Mark [Thompson, BBC DG] I suspect thought long and hard about that. He came to the view in the end that that situation wouldn’t impact on my ability to do the job and I’m very grateful for the support he’s shown."