The BBC will now hope this distracts from the row over John Sweeney's Postcard from North Korea, presented with standard louche pomposity by the exploding tomato. You get the feeling that, once committed, some executives must have been defending this exercise through clenched teeth.
But there are also odds and ends with the arrival of Mr Harding as Editor of BBC News, probably including money. How come he's only available for six weeks familiarisation, before a formal start in August ? Is there some condition attached to his reported £1.3m settlement with News Corp after resigning from Editorship of The Times ? Or has he committed to another book ?
When he does arrive, his "package" has been set at £340k - that compares with Helen Boaden's total deal of £354k. It's below that agreed with Anne Bulford and more than required to sign James Purnell.
Will James cycle to work ? Will he be allowed to share the Yentob executive bike rack ? Has he got a middle name ? So much to discover...
- After nearly a full weekend of bulletin and programme publicity, centred on Sweeney v LSE, Panorama hauled 5.06m viewers - best for a while, against Coronation Street, and a breaking news story in Boston.
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