Gong

A pretty poor show for the BBC in the New Year's Honours List, with only one 'direct' gong. That's for Claire Paul, who's been leading on apprentice schemes, and helps the Department for Education.

Simon Albury, a BBC producer in the early 70s, is rewarded for his work as an almost one-man ginger group for diversity in broadcasting. Producer and director Alby James is similarly rewarded. Black musician and composer Shirley Thompson, who once trained as producer with the BBC, is on the list.

There's nowt for "services to radio".  The growth area, in these scary times, is 'resilience' - 10 awards.