Retuning

The ad for Controller Radio 3 is finally out, and the new incumbent will "appoint and manage" the next Director of the Proms, where previously Roger Wright just talked to himself.  The Controller also takes responsibility for three orchestras and the BBC Singers - will there be as many when the job is next handed on ?  In all this, the Controller works to Director of Radio, Helen Boaden - there's no mention of Director of Music, Bob Shennan.

The recruitment has been outsourced to Odgers Berndtson, the UK's soi-disant pre-eminent executive search firm. I presume in-house HR are too busy not writing down appraisals and preparing for a summer of discontent.

• My scan of current vacancies also lighted upon one for a Web Developer (Backbone, Git, Grunt). Are we sure you can say that sort thing these days ?