Taking the reins

A pandemic requires a pan-BBC Steering Group, and Bob Shennan is the man to lead it.

Yesterday, ITV staff working at Maidstone Studios were sent home to self-isolate, in case they'd been in contact with someone working in a NHS Trust in the same building who has got coronavirus. There are some 40 business in the complex.

The BBC's advice, as you'd expect, mirrors that from the Government. Staff are encouraged to take their laptops home regularly, 'so you have the ability to work from home if needed'. And there's a prompt to get familiar with online meeting tools like Syncopatico Zoom.