Puff puff

White smoke is expected this week as BBC executives select the next Controller of Radio Five Live. I'm not sure whether the chimney will be in London or Salford, but King of The North Peter Salmon will seek to make the formal announcement.

Acting Controller Jonathan Wall has invited comment on how the station is doing in a blogpost about recent audiences figures, and a range of regulars have snapped at the opportunity. Will the board members have perused the comments before the interviews ?