Scene: A month ago, in the third floor Jan Leeming meeting room at Broadcasting House. Nearly home time. Around the table, a selection of tired News Content executives...
"So that's something for everything on the checklist - Salford, Cardiff, Birmingham, and, thanks to Declan, the wizard wheeze of Leeds. That'll catch Tim's eye...."
"Hang on....Glasgow ?"
"Glasgow ... I thought we'd done that..."
"Nope. Nothing. Nada"
"OK, who've we got left ?"
"Health".
"We can't send them. Fergus is in Windsor, Hugh's in Queen's Park. We'd lose them before the winter wave. Anyway, it's bad enough doing vox pops with patients in masks; imagine if they were Glaswegian as well..."
"Society"
"That's new isn't ? Aren't we getting a new Social Affairs Editor ? Will anyone apply if we base it in Glasgow ?"
"Culture"
"Can we afford an armed guard for Gompertz ? How's he going to do pieces on hip-hop ballet from there ?"
"Technology".
"Is there any technology in Glasgow ?"
"Some video games stuff. A bit of satellite".
"Perfect"
"We could send Click as well"
"What's Click ?"
"You know - that weekly show on BBC World. Goes out on Breakfast at the weekends. Huge worldwide audience - and the Breakfast thing; remember Newswatch and Samira Ahmed ?"
"Brilliant. Send them as well. OK, see you all tomorrow".
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