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PHOTOGRAPH: PHOTOS/KATIE PA COLLINS 08·09·09 Week 36 explore.gateway.bbc.co.uk/ariel a THE BBC NEWSPAPER In the week that Chris Moyles becomes Radio 1’s longest serving breakfast presenter... Wogan calls it a day CHRIS EVANS will take over the ◆UK’s most listened to radio show in January but it’s not the end of the road for king of breakfast Terry Wogan who is looking forward to hosting a new weekend programme on Radio 2 Page 3 ◆ Watchdog back on ◆ Cancer fi lm gets ◆ Commissioning was a longer leash with personal for Scotland never like this, says Anne Robinson Page 4 producer Page 7 Sambrook Page 10 > NEWS 2-4 WEEK AT WORK 8-9 OPINION 10 MAIL 11 JOBS 14 GREEN ROOM 16 < 162 News aa 00·00·0808·09·09 NEED TO KNOW THE WEEK’S ESSENTIALS ◆ THE BBC HAS DECIDED to ask a a politician from the British National Who’s playing party games? Party to appear on Question Time - but why now? Room 2316, White City said the BBC. And in a joint letter to The agreement accompanying 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TS the Times, director of news Helen the BBC’s charter requires the cor- 020 8008 4228 Boaden and ITV director of news, poration to act with ‘due impartiality’ Managing Editor current affairs and sport Michael towards all political parties, chief po- Stephen James-Yeoman 02-84222 Jeremy wrote: ‘The best way to litical adviser Ric Bailey has told Ariel. ensure that debates actually hap- Deputy editors ‘What ‘due’ means is we have to pen is to approach all parties with take account of the political context Sally Hillier 02-26877 a thought-through coherent plan. in which we are operating at any giv- Cathy Loughran 02-27360 That is what the BBC and ITV will en time. In other words, it’s a judge- Features editor continue to do.’ ment we have to keep on taking.’ Clare Bolt 02-27445 Next, Sky News political edi- The ‘breakthrough’ for the BNP Senior Broadcast Journalist 02-27630 tor Adam Boulton denied Sky had had been last June’s European elec- Stephen Hawkes ‘broken ranks’, and announced the tions, Bailey said, when for the fi rst Reporters broadcaster’s intention to continue time the party had enjoyed a ‘rea- Laura Scarrott 02-84224 the ongoing discussions with the sonably substantial level of electoral Peggy Walker 01-43940 BBC and ITV. support’ in a national poll. Production editor But Boulton, talking on Radio 4’s ‘And when we are talking about Claire Barrett 02-27368 Media Show, also maintained that political coverage, our starting point ◆ BBC NEWS has announced the ten to Gordon Brown, David Cam- Riley’s announcement had been has to be with the voters – who are Art editor scrapping of talks with Sky and ITV, eron and Nick Clegg, informing more than a ‘PR stunt’, adding: ‘This also licence-fee payers.’ Ken Sinyard 02-84229 following an unprecedented spat them that Sky will be hosting a live is our initiative.’ About 100 politicians will be in- Ariel online over which broadcaster could host debate between them during the This did little to rebuild bridges vited to appear during the course of Alex Goodey 02-27410 a tv debate between party leaders. election campaign’. with the other broadcasters, and at Question Time’s 36-programme se- Business co-ordinator Discussions had begun to co- Sky would ‘offer the debate live the 11th hour the planned ries, which starts on September 24. Silvana Romana 02-84228 ordinate a strategy for all three and unedited to any of our com- tripartite talks were cancelled. ‘If any politicians felt the BBC was Ariel mail broadcasters to work together ‘to petitors that want to run it’, Riley Following their cancellation, not acting with due impartiality in [email protected] persuade politicians of the benefi ts added. ‘Egos and self-interest must BBC News – leaving the door open terms of the extent of coverage it Ariel online explore.gateway.bbc.uk/ariel of a leaders’ debate’ in the run up be set aside by all of us.’ for continuing talks with ITV – told was giving to their particular party, to the next general election, But his apparent altruism was Ariel the corporation remained they could have legal redress,’ Bailey expected in the spring. not applauded by the two biggest fully committed to a leaders’ added. ‘They could go to the High But that was before head of Sky of Riley’s competitors. debate and would actively work Court and ask for a judicial review as Guest contributors this week News John Riley announced in the ‘We are surprised that Sky have alongside ‘like-minded broadcast- to whether the BBC was fulfi lling the Times that he had already ‘writ- now decided to act unilaterally,’ ers’ to make it happen. obligations of its charter.’ PAUL BRANNAN, editor, emerging platforms, news, explains why the PHOTOGRAPH: MARK BASSETT BBC must follow mobile phones into ‘augmented reality’. Page 6 RADIO 2 LIGHTS UP BLACKPOOL AS HIGH WINDS CLOSE TOWER SERGEI BERETS, exec editor (radio), BBC Russian, on the challenges of reporting from Moscow. Page 15 BBC Jobs 0370 333 1330 Jobs textphone 028 9032 8478 BBC Jobs John Clarke 02-27143 Room 2120, White City, London W12 7TS Advertise in Ariel Ten Alps Publishing 020 7878 2314 www.bbcarielads.com Printing Garnett Dickinson Group Rotherham 01709 768000 Subscribe to Ariel Six months: £26, £36, £40 Twelve months: £50, £60, £68 (prices for UK, Europe, rest of world respectively) Cheques to: Garnett Dickinson Print, Brookfi elds Way, Manvers, Wath Upon Dearne, Rotherham S63 5DL Tel 01709 768199 INFORMATION IN AN EMERGENCY Telephone 0800 0688 159 Ceefax Page 159 www.bbc.co.uk/159 Ariel is produced by Internal Communications for people at the BBC by Peggy Walker Radio 2’s trip to Blackpool. Chris Evans was Opera House, with the BBC Big Band. RADIO 2 PRESENTER ALAN CARR had the meant to broadcast his drivetime show live Producer Jodie Keane says it was nice to honour of switching on Blackpool’s famous from the top of the famous tower, but strong do things differently. ‘It was lovely to take PLEASE RECYCLE YOUR COPY OF ARIEL illuminations on Friday night, making the winds forced the tower’s closure and he had the programme out of London. There was seafront come alive with neon. to return to London to present from there such a great energy.’ On Saturday he and co-presenter Emma (minus all the kit which was stranded at the Forbes broadcast their afternoon show live top of the tower). Watch a windy performance by Mika at from a tram as it glided along the prom. There was better luck for Friday Night is Blackpool, and highlights from the whole Elsewhere, not everything went to plan during Music Night, which came from Blackpool’s weekend at bbc.co.uk/radio2. board > ARIEL ONLINE: BBC NEWS AS IT HAPPENS – EXPLORE.GATEWAY.BBC.CO.UK/ARIEL< a 08·09·09 News 3 Sitting pretty: Sunday night Chris Moyles saddles up in Radio 1’s latest publicity call to producer campaign heralds end of era by Sally Hillier Terry Wogan’s decision to leave his Radio 2 breakfast programme has generated ‘the most amazing public response’, says the show’s producer. By mid-morning on Mon- day the Wake Up To Wogan offi ce at Western House in London W1 had received more than 1000 emails, Alan Boyd has told Ariel. Boyd himself was un- aware of Wogan’s plans until Sunday. ‘He called me Big news: arts correspondent David Sillito with Terry Wogan at home that evening be- cause he wanted me to know Need in November. There is Wake Up To Wogan until about the announcement also his new weekend show December, leaving on a date he had decided to make on to think about. Starting in yet to be decided. What has Monday. He had been think- the new year, it will go out been confi rmed is that from ing about stepping down for live from the Radio Thea- January 2010 the new guy in some time. He’s 71 after all tre at Broadcasting House in the chair will be Chris Evans, and nothing is forever.’ front of an audience. stepping up from the Radio 2 As for all those emails Meanwhile, he will host drivetime slot. Moyles rides high that have poured in from It’s a big deal for the Wogan’s army of fans: ‘I former enfant terrible of plan to print them and show Early broadcasting but as Evans them to Terry.’ shift: himself graciously said on as he breaks record Not that he will have producer Monday: ‘This is very much much time to read them. The Alan Boyd Terry’s story, not mine.’ The larger than life Radio 1 star has become UK’s most popular broadcast- Wogan has been enter- er is a busy man, preparing taining Radio 2’s early morn- the network’s longest serving breakfast presenter for Proms in the Park this ing listeners for almost 30 Saturday and Children in years. He fi rst fronted the breakfast show in 1972, fi n- ishing in 1984 when he left by Adam Bambury teners. But being in a ‘zoo- ra- ened to marmite for the to pursue his tv career. He dio’ format, where everyone ears (you either love him or returned to the network in Chris Moyles has become from producer to newsread- hate him) and some of his The hardest thing 1993, and went on to build the longest serving breakfast er contributes to the on-air comments have generated up a huge audience (currently show presenter in Radio 1’s chats, does demand self con- controversy.
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