06·10·09 Week 40 explore.gateway.bbc.co.uk/ariel THE BBC NEWSPAPER THAT’S WHAT YOU CALL USER a GENERATED CONTENT Page 7 photograph Illy Woolfson, : Sarah Lake, mark Steve Goggin, bassett Tae Mawson and Patricia Almond of the Headroom team WHAT MAKES YOU SMILE? ◆Meera Syall, Joe McGann and Esther Rantzen are among Reasons to celebrities who reveal what brings a grin to their famous faces in a BBC Headroom campaign with a positive approach to mental wellbeing. be cheerful bbc.co.uk/headroom ◆ Due for an upgrade? ◆ BBC London is ◆ Challenge of staying Or maybe you’re just hot when it comes to safe on Afghanistan’s not the type Pages 8-9 keeping it cool Page 3 front lines Page 10 > NEWS 2-4 WEEK AT WORK 7 OPINION 10 MAIL 11 JOBS 14 GREEN ROOM 16 < 162 News aa 00·00·08 06·10·09 NEED TO KNOW THE WEEK’S esseNTIALS NEWS BITES a THE BBC has declined to discuss individual tax arrangements Worldwide to the rescue following press reports that it pays Room 2316, White City some star names through service 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TS companies. Paying presenters 020 8008 4228 u A MonsteR as freelances or through service Managing Editor SUccess could get companies is not a ‘tax dodge’, says Stephen James-Yeoman 02-84222 even bigger, thanks the BBC, adding that if it had doubts Deputy editors to BBC Worldwide about a person’s employment status, which has come to it would consult the Inland Revenue. Sally Hillier 02-26877 the aid of Prime- Cathy Loughran 02-27360 val, ITV’s dinosaur- STRIctLY COME Dancing star Features editor slaying drama. It has Anton Du Beke has apologised Clare Bolt 02-27445 become the largest ‘unreservedly’ for any offence caused Senior Broadcast Journalist 02-27630 investor in the pro- after an exchange ‘in jest’ with his Stephen Hawkes gramme, ensuring partner Laila Rouass during which Reporters that it can return to he called her a ‘Paki’. The exchange Laura Scarrott 02-84224 the screen in 2011. took place during rehearsals. Rouass Peggy Walker 01-43940 UKTV has also in- has accepted his apology and the Production editor vested in the series BBC says the couple has ‘moved on’. Claire Barrett 02-27368 for its new enter- tainment pay tv THE 75TH anniversary of the Maida Art editor channel, Watch. Vale Studios will be celebrated Ken Sinyard 02-84229 It’s all good news on October 30 when all the radio Business co-ordinator for the show’s millions of fans, in the UK and reflection of networks will broadcast from the Silvana Romana 02-84228 overseas, who thought that Primeval, whose spe- our belief in the quality of the whole production venue. Highlights include Kiri Te Ariel mail cial effects make it hugely expensive to make, and its international appeal,’ says Helen Jackson, Kanawa on Radio 2; Snow Patrol on [email protected] was in danger of extinction after ITV announced BBC Worldwide’s director of independents. Radio 1; a special edition of Radio during the summer that after three successful 4’s Front Row; a performance from series it would not recommission it. u AnotHER CHApteR in the history of BBC the BBC Symphony Orchestra on Worldwide has put money into Primeval buildings closed at the weekend when the BBC Radio 3; sets from BBC 6 Music’s Guest contributors this week before and with the show facing an uncertain Trust left 35 Marylebone High Street, moving Craig Charles and BBC 1Xtra’s Max. future, decided to give it a bigger cash boost. In just down the road in central London to 180 AndY PARFItt controller of BBC fact its investment is not with cash-strapped ITV Great Portland Street. The relocation of the trust THE BBC News website has won the Radio 1 explains the thinking but with the independent company, Impossible means that 35 MHS has now waved goodbye to Online News Association’s internet behind the latest station branding. Pictures, producers of the programme. its final BBC occupants. award for breaking news for its Page 4 And while it might struck some people as odd Training and development transferred to coverage of the Mumbai attacks in for Worldwide to be investing in an ITV show, it is White City in August, which is also when BBC November 2008. Other nominations RAY PAUL exec producer gives his not unusual: it has also put money into The Fixer, London online and regional tv current affairs were the Houston Chronicle for tips for success when listeners take another big ITV drama, and the upcoming Single, programme Inside Out moved to the Egton Wing Hurricane Ike and the New York over for the day. Pages 8-9 Married, Other. of the new Broadcasting House development. Times for the Hudson plane crash. The rationale is that the BBC believes it’s Radio London transferred to Egton, where it Ariel online explore.gateway.bbc.uk/ariel healthy to have a well-supported tv drama joins the Arabic and Farsi services, in mid-Sep- DonALD RUnnICLes will lead industry, and investing in a programme gives tember, followed two weeks later by BBC Lon- his inaugural concert as chief BBC Jobs 0370 333 1330 Worldwide distribution rights, with which come don tv (see story, opposite). conductor of the BBC Scottish Jobs textphone 028 9032 8478 plenty of money making opportunities. The BBC now hopes to dispose of its lease- Symphony Orchestra on October 8. BBC Jobs John Clarke 02-27143 Primeval is already one of BBC Worldwide’s hold interest in 35 MHS as part of the effort to The occasion will be marked with a Room 2120, White City, London W12 7TS most successful drama exports and has been provide better value for licence fee payers by documentary on BBC Two Scotland, Advertise in Ariel sold to around 45 countries, including Australia, rationalising its properties, particularly in costly Return Of The Maestro: Donald Runnicles, Ten Alps Publishing 020 7878 2314 America, Singapore and South Korea. In the UK central London. followed by a broadcast of Mahler’s www.bbcarielads.com it attracts audiences of 5.5m and is also a big hit The corporation first occupied 35 MHS in First Symphony, in a deferred live on BBC America, which under the new deal takes 1936 when it was the home of BBC Publications relay from Glasgow City Halls. Printing a co-production credit for the first time. and Radio Times. Garnett Dickinson Group ‘[Our] increased investment in the title is a Mail, Page 11 OFcoM’S DIGITAL TV Progress Rotherham 01709 768000 Report for the second quarter of Subscribe to Ariel 2009 shows that 80 percent of tv Six months: £26, £36, £40 sets in the UK are now digitally- Twelve months: £50, £60, £68 enabled (up by seven percentage (prices for UK, Europe, rest of world IN THE FRAME AT BH NORTHERN IRELAND points in three months). respectively) MARK CARRUTHERS of Radio Ulster’s Good BRIAN MAY of Queen fame, who Cheques to: Garnett Dickinson Print, Morning Ulster takes an innovative approach as is bringing out a book called A Brookfields Way, Manvers, he launches a public art competition to mark Village Lost and Found, will be the Wath Upon Dearne, Rotherham S63 5DL the 70th birthday of Broadcasting House in guest on the first episode of Radio Tel 01709 768199 Ormeau Avenue, Belfast. 4’s Open Country when it returns INFORMATION IN AN EMERGENCY Adults and children are being invited to cre- for a new series on October 31. Telephone 0800 0688 159 ate a picture of the landmark building or a pic- Ceefax Page 159 www.bbc.co.uk/159 ture of what the BBC means to them. The best MARY PHILLIps, a contributor entries will be chosen for an exhibition. In addi- to BBC Jersey for more than Ariel is produced by Internal tion, a winner from each age category will be 25 years, has died after a long Communications for people at the BBC selected to receive a VIP tour of BBCNI and a trip illness, aged 81. An historian and to radio and television studios in London. The teacher, her weekly broadcasts results will be announced in December. attracted a loyal following. She also ‘Broadcasting House has been part of [North- contributed to more than a dozen ern Ireland’s] history for the past 70 years and documentaries on Jersey’s history. when you work in it every day you become used to it and tend to forget this fact,’ says Carruthers, THE BBC is to pay substantial who will chair the panel of judges. undisclosed libel damages to PLEASE RECYCLE YOUR COPY OF ARIEL He will be joined by local artist Joe McWil- Labour MP Andrew MacKinlay who liams, Suzanne Lyle from the Arts Council of was wrongly accused of proposing Northern Ireland and Mark Adair, head of cor- an amendment to a government porate and community affairs at BBCNI. motion on MPs’ expenses so he ‘It will be fascinating to see other people’s would benefit financially. He perspectives on the building,’ Carruthers adds. brought proceedings in response to a Newsnight broadcast in April. > ARIEL ONLINE: BBC NEWS AS IT HAPPENS – EXPLORE.GATEWAY.BBC.CO.UK/ARIEL< a 06·10·09 News 3 PHOTOGRAPH: M AR K B A Almost half SSE say yes in last TT Salford vote by Sue Llewellyn senior broadcast journalist voted to go. ‘I weighed up the worst case sce- Family considerations and fear of nario and thought I can’t afford to be redundancy are among the key fac- made redundant and I do like my job.