Sunday, February 3, 2013

Time Lady

In a division famous for cries of "Assistant Heads will roll" at the first sign of discovered cock-up, it seems the Siege Perilous has been filled at BBC News. According to Broadcast, Fran Unsworth has landed the additional role of BBC deputy director of news on a permanent basis, making her Number 2 to Helen Boaden.

This was part of Steve Mitchell's portfolio - he resigned on the day of publication of the Pollard report. Fran will retain her role as Head of Newsgathering, looking after reporters, correspondents and their support systems. 

This latest appointment will have presumably been sanctioned by Lord Hall, and thus will leave others who craved elevation bemused as to their prospects. The role of deputy at News was previously filled as a job in its own right - with giant brains like Richard Ayre (now a Trustee) and Mark Damazer (now Master of St Peter's Oxford) opining on the daily direction of the news agenda, at meetings which became known as The Time Lords (a nickname I may well have bestowed).  

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