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> 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 entertainment 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. ◆ 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.

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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. tors influencing people’s decisions If something else comes up in the about Salford. meantime then great but if not then Of the 519 staff in pay grades 2-7, I know I’ll have a job I like in Man- who had to decide by September 30 chester.’ whether or not to relocate with their Richard Tribe, a software develop- jobs to the north west, 234, or 45 per- er in tv platforms, says the timing is cent, said yes. Grades 2-7 were the final right as far as he is concerned. ‘Our group to vote, and the result is in line children’s schooling would prob- with the 45 percent of senior staff ably require a house move at who have committed to go. some point and it fits bet- Even so, the lat- ter to do it sooner rather est round of voting in than later. There’s also divisions scheduled the chance to access to move – 5 live, chil- some open spaces and dren’s, sport, FM&T, to continue working at and learning – still something I enjoy.’ leaves a majority who This view is echoed have decided against. by Chris Tangye, who Among them is sport also works in tv plat- publicist Natasha Ayivor forms, as an assistant who says: ‘I grew up in development produc- London and it’s where Adam Cumiskey with er. ‘I’m excited by the most of my family and his daughter Kitty opportunities offered friends live. My daugh- in Manchester – both ter is happy at school, so in tv platforms and in it just doesn’t make sense for me to the change in lifestyle. As my girl- relocate to Manchester without any friend and I are from Sydney original- support network in place.’ ly, I have no ties to keep me in Lon- Taking off the Carmel Keaney, a talent manager don other than friends. I felt like I heat: presenter in children’s, feels the same. ‘I come was someone who could participate Riz Lateef in the from a very close family. I think it’s go- in the move fairly easily.’ refitted studio ing to be a kicking place and I’m gut- For 5 live publicist Leanne Williams ted I won’t be able to go, but for me the decision was not difficult. ‘For me Salford came second to my family.’ there’s no reason not to go. You keep Family considerations were a big your job you like, it’s part of an excit- part of Adam Cumiskey’s decision too ing move north and it fits with this but in the end the 5 live breakfast particular time in my life.’ This cool blue light TV debate to reflect UK The SNP and Plaid Cym- debates in the run up to in Scotland of any de- is actually green ru will be ‘part of the the election, expected bate that did not in- equation’ if the BBC in the spring. clude its leader Alex screens live debates Each broadcast- Salmond. BBC London has adopted percent of the energy con- between party leader would be responsi- On Sunday Salmond low energy lighting in its new sumed produces light: the To help reduce travel costs ers during the general ble for producing one said his next step would studio at Egton Wing in Broad- rest is emitted as heat, mak- and energy consumption, election campaign, says debate between all three be to ‘seek guarantees casting House. ing them seven times more from Monday October 12, min- the corporation’s chief leaders and for ‘mak- of inclusion from the Charles Simmonds from the expensive to maintain than icab bookings for up to three political adviser. ing suitable arrange- broadcasters’. On Mon- BBC’s environmentally sus- low energy lighting or so- people starting from the same ‘We are completely ments for ensuring due day Bailey told Ariel the tainable productions depart- called ‘cold lighting’ because point and travelling along a conscious of the fact a impartiality across the BBC was ‘nowhere near’ ment worked with BBC Lon- of the amount of air condi- viable route may be combined UK-wide debate has im- UK’, they said in a joint preparing to fight a don’s production teams and tioning required to cool down into a single booking. This will plications for Scotland statement. legal challenge. lighting directors to make tungsten-lit studios. occur as long as the route is and Wales and we will Gordon Brown’s an- Detailed discussions it happen. ‘As well as look- The ESP team hopes that as ‘practical and convenient and find a way of taking nouncement the fol- about possible for- ing fantastic on-air, the lights the technology evolves more where significant cost savings account of that,’ Ric lowing day that he was mats for the planned use one third of the energy of studios will make the change. and reductions in CO2 emis- Bailey said. willing ‘in principle’ debates would involve the previous studio at Maryle- Watchdog and BBC Persian sions can be made compared On Friday the BBC, to take part in a tv de- ‘lots of different people bone High Street, significantly already use low-energy light- to those of individual minicab ITV and Sky wrote to bate was welcomed by with lots of different cutting energy bills along the ing in their studios. journeys’. View the minicabs the Labour, Conserva- David Cameron and views’, he said. ‘But we way,’ he says. page on Gateway for more tive and Lib Dem lead- Nick Clegg. But the SNP will make sure viewers Traditionally, studios use explore.gateway.bbc.co.uk/ information. ers with a joint propos- threatened legal action across the UK are appro- tungsten bulbs, but only five environment/ al for three live televised to block the screening priately catered for.’

4 News a 06·10·09 New CRB Welcome checking Ninety jobs to go in to BBC introduced Radio 1 Controller Andy Parfitt on why rights revolution the time is right for the station by Sue Llewellyn to fly the BBC flag

The BBC has this week intro- by Cathy Loughran with some of the talent unions to depends – will shift to programme Listeners to Radio 1 may have duced more rigorous checks simplify future rights acquisition. teams and training for 1200 produc- noticed a change: for the to clear people to work with Talks between the BBC and Bectu are If the BBC is to exploit its archive tion co-ordinators is now under way. first time since the station children. due to open this week over the rad- in the way it intends – including for A total of 90 out of 240 posts could launched in 1967, ‘BBC’ has The revised Criminal ical overhaul of rights clearance, iPlayer and on more projects like the close. Around 70 jobs in the group’s been clearly attached to our Records Bureau (CRB) check- resulting in around 90 job cuts over NHU’s recently launched Wildlife public service teams and commer- famous name – a significant ing applies to anyone in the the next two to three years. Finder – it needs faster processes to cial rights clearance operation are change and one that we’re BBC working potentially The talent and rights negotiation keep up with demand, Hayward-Tapp scheduled to go by March 2012. A fur- proud of. unsupervised with children, group, under Simon Hayward-Tapp, said. ther two in music copyright and two Here’s why. In the late who would otherwise be put aims to ditch thousands of hours ‘When we cleared just 500 hours more in the photo unit are expected 1960s the BBC was preparing on restricted duties until of admin by securing all the rights of rights-light content for the BBC to close by March next year. to launch a new pop music ra- checks had been completed. around images, stills, music and Archive trial, it took 6500 person These are in addition to the 21 dio station, to fill the void left If the checking process de- other content that the BBC needs at hours. By that token, it would take closures already announced in the by the soon-to-be outlawed lays production, a more sen- first contract stage, doing away with 800 staff a minimum of three years group’s management information pirate stations. One of the ior sign-off than was needed secondary rights clearance. to clear the whole archive.’ team, where the proposal is to out- favoured names for this new previously will now be re- By 2012, the plan is also to auto- The onus of responsibility for pro- source some jobs to Steria. service was Radio Flower, an quired to grant clearance. A mate as many transactions as pos- ducing accurate paperwork on fin- Hayward-Tapp says he hopes the allusion to the blooming flow- special compliance unit has sible, increase collective licensing ished programmes – the data on cuts can be achieved without com- er-power generation. That was been established to ensure agreements and strike new deals which clearance for archive use pulsory redundancies. dropped in favour of the more the process runs smoothly. sensibly titled Radio 1 and the The BBC’s child protection station launched along with policy was put into place fol- Radios 2, 3 and 4 – a portfolio lowing the Soham murders that powers along to this day. after consultation with the Hats off to Harry From the outset, ‘BBC’ was NSPCC. not included in Radio 1’s on- Alison Cresswell has been by Laura Scarrott – but I had some support air name. The ‘happy hap- the BBC’s child protection Harry Whinney’s from the producers.’ py sound of Radio 1’ was sup- expert for nearly three years attempt to raise His colleagues also posed to be a rather distant and, in addition to advis- £10,000 for char- threw him a welcome relative of staid old auntie. ing on who needs to be CRB- ity has earned him party on Friday when he But the perceived ‘brand’ checked, she also runs a range publicity as far as ‘swam’ part of the way to distance between Radio 1 of special training and aware- Malta, India and work in an exercise pool and the corporation has en- ness schemes. Vietnam. on the back of a lorry. dured, not least because ‘The whole point of the pol- ‘My efforts ‘I couldn’t swim all the Radio 1 has its own ‘teenage icy is not only to protect the have done the way because the inclines bedroom’ (separate HQ) away children we come into contact rounds as a would have made the from BH. Critics argue that in with but also the staff who m PHOTOGRAPH bit of a wacky water slosh over the an attempt to connect directly deal with them. It’s about the story,’ he sides,’ he says. with the young, we’ve ignored policy being made practical says. The lorry, which was our tie to the masterbrand. for the needs of production And no donated along with the a and content makers.’ im in wonder, because pool and a generator A myth worth busting

CRB checking is manda- ag last week the East Mid- for the pool’s currents, It’s a bit of a myth. Radio 1 tory in CBBC and over the s e: lands graphic designer travelled at 15mph in a has never ‘hidden’ its connec- p past year a total of 1500 CRB r ike travelled the 16 miles convoy that included two tion with the BBC. Just listen checks have been done across eddin to work in five different paramedics. to Zane Lowe dropping BBC the BBC – 120 since the new ways to raise money for He emerged unscathed idents into his mixes. The gto scheme began piloting in the region’s air ambu- from his week, but has no principle of delivering public n June. The strengthening of lance service. plans to repeat it. ‘Rather value to our audiences is as internal safeguarding proce- On Monday he canoed amusingly my wife has real and focused at BBC Radio dures reinforced the BBC’s on- from his home in Leices- banned me from taking 1 today as they are at Radio 4. going commitment to work- tershire to his BBC base in part in any more fundrais- For 42 percent of 15-24 ing safely with children, said Nottingham, arriving two ers for the next year.’ year olds, the station is the Lucy Adams, director of BBC hours late for his 11am So far he has raised most meaningful connection people. For full details visit Way to go: Harry Whinney shift. ‘The canoeing did around £1500. You can they have with the BBC. What http://explore.gateway.bbc. cycled, canoed, went by take a little longer than sponsor him at Harrys- we’ve done is to enlarge the co.uk/peoplepolicies/default. horse and cart and swam expected – seven hours 10grandchallenge.co.uk BBC logo on our T-shirt. aspx?page=2308 Another myth worth busting is the view that young audiences think that ‘BBC’ equals old and grey. This is not borne out by our research and experi- Victory for BBC on disclosure of Balen report ence. The fact that the station belongs to the BBC means that the expectations of quality by Sally Hillier Last week the High Court agreed, dealing a jurisdiction because the case fell outside the among our young audience is blow to solicitor Steven Sugar, from London, who scope of the FOI Act. The Court of Appeal upheld extremely high. The BBC mas- The BBC has won a significant legal battle with has waged a long campaign to get the report that conclusion. ter brand is an advantage. the ruling that it has ‘no obligation’ to disclose made public. But in a further twist, the Law Lords held that So with our new schedule details from the ‘Balen report’ on its news cover- He initially took his complaint to the informa- the tribunal did have jurisdiction and that the and new station sound, we’re age of the Middle East. tion commissioner, who decided that the BBC was case should be returned to the High Court. set for another strong peri- The corporation had always argued that the in- correct to say that it should not have to disclose At last week’s hearing the judge, Mr Justice od. At a time when the BBC is ternal report, which was commissioned by Rich- material relating purely to its journalism. Irwin, concluded that: ‘The BBC has no obligation under such scrutiny, I want ard Sambrook when he was in charge of news and Sugar appealed and won the backing of the to disclose information which they hold to any Ariel readers to know that written in 2004 by senior editorial advisor Mal- information tribunal. significant extent for the purposes of journalism, everyone at Radio 1 is fight- colm Balen, fell under an exclusion clause in the The BBC then took the case to the High Court, art or literature, whether or not the information ing hard to give every ounce Freedom of Information Act. where a judge found that the tribunal had no is also held for other purposes.’ of credit back to the BBC. a 06·10·09 Features 5

On the brink: A female lead gives the Maxine Peake Your new series of Criminal chance Justice fresh impact, to write Claire Barrett reports a true life story at the risk of slipping into Take a Break territory, Ariel is looking for BBC woman’s staff with a ‘real life’ story to tell. In short, if you’ve triumphed over adversity, res- cued an eagle or saved a colleague from jumping off the sixth floor window ledge, we’d like to hear from you. Our competition is running in paral- lel with BBC learning’s My Story, inviting the public to submit true, untold ‘real life’ stories in 300 to 1500 words, in the hope hour of inspiring non-writers to put pen to paper. Fifteen shortlisted writers will take You knew where you were with Myra Hindley, part in a BBC One My Story series next but the latest portrayal of a killer by Maxine Peake year and five finalists will see their story – who played the Moors murderer in ITV1’s See No published by Harper Collins. Evil – is far more likely to play games with your Holly Greenland, project manager for sympathies. the learning campaign, is taking My Story As Juliet Miller, Peake is a middle-class mother on the road to encourage the public to on the brink in the second serial of Criminal Jus- take part. tice, stripped across five nights on BBC One this illustration: brian grimwood brian illustration: week. Part one saw her absent-minded and agitat- ed as she sought to cover up an apparent affair while clinging by the nails to normality for the sake of 13 year-old daughter Ella and understand- ing barrister husband Joe. But this is another Peter Moffat script, and notions of right and wrong, innocence and guilt, victim and offender are indistinct. The glossy, white interiors of the family home reflect back some neglectful, obsessive and abusive behaviour, before Juliet plunges the kitchen knife into her husband’s chest. ‘It is ambiguous,’ agrees exec producer Hilary Salmon. ‘Juliet’s story is presented in a very complex way. We hope conversations will take place in living rooms around the country about whose side people are on.’ What is clear, though, is that Criminal Jus- tice mark two has much to live up to. The 2008 drama won a Bafta, RTS award and, just last week, a Prix Italia; it earned high ratings, commenda- tions from critics and namechecks in speeches. ‘We’re trying to reach people who But simply sticking to a formula wasn’t an op- may not usually engage with the BBC, or tion. ‘The gender difference of the main charac- people without strong reading or writing ter makes a massive difference,’ attests Salmon, skills,’ she says. ‘especially in terms of women’s prisons and the The learning team will be joined by impact of family law.’ the way some barristers behave.’ alumni from Oxford University, who will With a wife who is a former family law barris- ‘It is told in The huge central performance and pivotal per- be on hand to help people develop their ter, Moffat says he is struck by the fact that ‘the spective – a journey through crime scene, police ideas and, where necessary, write them world of family law is hidden, secret and conse- station, prison and court – is bolstered by an im- up. The competition, Greenland stresses, quently misunderstood’. a complex pressive cast, including Matthew MacFadyen and is not about spelling or grammar. So far ‘It occurred to me that writing a second Crimi- Sophie Okonedo, lured, reckons Salmon, by Mof- they’ve had a run of stories featuring tri- nal Justice with a woman as the main character and way’ fat’s multi-faceted characters. ‘There’s definitely a umph over adversity, health and illness, the family courts alongside the criminal courts bit of Dickens in him. His work supports the lit- but more mundane tales, often based on would make for impactful drama and a fresh way hilary salmon tle man and the fight for justice, while his char- favourite memories, are still popular. of looking at the system,’ he explains. acters all have their idiosyncrasies and their big Back us and while we can’t promise With a headstart on research, the in-house pro- moments.’ the Ariel competition winner a five book duction was turned round in just over a year – But whereas Dickens wrote in instalments for deal, they will get a selection of books ‘largely because Peter’s on a roll,’ says Salmon, ‘a a weekly or even monthly readership, Moffat’s from Harper Collins and a face to face writer at the top of his game’. story is told in daily parts. Stripping the drama meeting with a senior editorial team But a writer who, nevertheless, had offended like this liberates the storytelling, believes the member at the publisher’s offices. the Bar Council with his earlier work for what exec. ‘It doesn’t have to be so pacy, with the need Stories should be between 300 and some people in the profession saw as a negative for a strong hook at the end of each programme. 1500 words and must be accompanied by representation. The exec producer has been care- You can spend time in each part of the justice sys- a summary of between 50 and 300 words ful to support everything in the new script, but tem, eking out the reasons why Juliet did what and a short description (email bbc.co.uk/ backs the writer’s defence that ‘at the bar, just as she did.’ mystory for writing tips) in life, ethical standards are all too often… grey’. Moffat willing, Criminal Justice itself could be ‘It’s made responsibly,’ Salmon insists, ‘but eked out over any number of years. ‘Just as long as The deadline is November 2; send your we don’t just want to give the party line, report- Peter has something to say,’ notes Salmon. ‘I feel as story to Ariel Competitions. ing back what the professional bodies say. Our if we’ve discovered a format without trying to.’ research bears out our depiction of prisons and Criminal Justice, BBC One and BBC HD channel

Fertile ground: Pat Connor, against a colourful backdrop hands at the Media Centre by Clare Bolt itively delighted. ‘I love that level of BBC for the 15 million people who event for children and families? Can ‘That’s when the alchemy takes place,’ ambition,’ she says. ‘Let’s look at what live in the north of England,’ she says we involve FM&T or sport? What’s the she says confidently. ‘When you have Pat Connor has a ‘minor obses- people think might be possible and firmly. ‘Our content will feel rooted scope for public performances?’ different content, different platforms, sion’ with books about creativity. then put a rocket right under it.’ in the north, but it has to be loved by Connor compares the three crea- experience and expertise...’ ‘My shelves at home are stacked with But if BBC North is to take off in people across the UK. How we do that tive groups in Salford (children’s and For the staff, she envisages an idyl- them. Thomas Edison’s innovation a rocket-fuelled explosion of ‘ex- is part of the challenge.’ families, sport and entertainment and lic working environment: ‘I want it labs, Lego, Toyota....’ citement and clamour’ in 2011, the One solution is to find willing performance) to a ‘diverse, modern to be very open, very collaborative. It’s fitting, as BBC North’s first head clock is ticking. Peter Salmon has partners in the region. She is already family’, and she’s looking for projects People will be able to experiment of development and events has been tasked her with delivering the ‘big targeting organisers of Manchester which involve two or three relatives. and take responsibility for ideas tasked with turning Salford into a collaborative and cross-cutting ideas International festival and last week and projects. They’ll be able to cre- ‘creative powerhouse’, a smoke-belch- that will define BBC North’: in other she invited the BBC Philharmonic, ate their own fertile networks within ing ideas factory spewing inspiration words, she’s there to build partner- Radio Manchester, North West Tonight ‘Let’s look at what and beyond the BBC and feel empow- over the north. It’s no small ambition, ships and devise brilliant, original and BBC arts and comedy north to ered to make big decisions.’ but the woman who spent the past ideas for content and events. brainstorm some ‘spectacular ideas’ people think might But most of all? ‘I’m determined two years leading Vision Productions’ What then, are BBC North’s for an event. we all have as much fun as possible,’ development team feels prepared for development priorities? Content- ‘Salford has got the potential to be possible and she says. ‘And I’d really like the work the task ahead. wise, she’s looking for ideas that be a brilliant playground,’ she says. we’re doing at BBC North to be writ- When a speaker at the Vision ‘punch above their weight’ and ‘We’ve got access to a public space then put a rocket ten and talked about as an inspira- Forum likened the impact of the BBC events that speak ‘loud and proud’ twice the size of Trafalgar Square; tional creative model one day.’ in Salford to Hollywood on film and for the region. ‘The bottom line is we we’ve got rooftops, spaces, studios right under it’ When it happens, you can guarantee Google on Silicon Valley, she was pos- have to improve perceptions of the and waterfronts. Could we put on an there’ll be space on her bookshelf. photograph:mark bassett photograph:mark scar: by Claire Barrett – crews simply have to plug in to frastructure – the main distribu- network boxes to access the lines. tion frame and corridor upon corri- It’s always night in the basement Away from city skyscrapers, sat- dor of audio and video routers that of Stage 6, the absence of windows ellite links are preferred. ‘The weird fill the back rooms. Systems special- making a stranger of the daylight. thing is that the satellite stuff, ist Robert Brown can pinpoint the Bulbs are simply dimmed to signify which goes on a 50,000 mile round source of a problem in seconds. the onset of the late shift for the en- trip to get here, is much easier to But as well as problems, there’s gineers working in Scar – the master get on air than that travelling ter- also fun – booking a feed from a control room for BBC News, which restrially,’ says Jones. ‘It’s not un- space shuttle, and even, computer- has just turned 40. common for a gas main to be dug game like, guiding a lost news heli- The inhabitants, many having up in central London, taking half a copter towards Number Ten. ‘I had to worked together for years – provide mile of circuit with it.’ do my left a bit, right a bit routine…’ audio and video feeds to news pro- Long haul travel – as well as the says Jones. duction folk. 24/7 demand for material – means The 40th anniversary is bitter- ‘We’re somewhere between a that pictures can go astray. sweet as the team will be merging glorified telephone exchange and Most times, the Scar team can with the revamped London Control the air traffic control of video,’ says ‘engineer’ its way around prob- Room at Broadcasting House, with Rob Jones, Scar co-ordinator. lems. During the funeral of Prin- the feeds into TVC to be remotely con- ‘Those upstairs’ request the feeds cess Diana, for instance, a dodgy trolled. The Scar name will not sur- via a computerised booking sys- bit of video cable threatened trans- vive and the team has already moved tem. Scar allocates the receivers to The heart of it: Rob Jones in Scar, in the basement of Stage 6 at TVC mission. ‘One of our engineers at- from the news division to FM&T. get the pictures to air, liaises with tempted to replace it, but the pic- ‘Everyone was quite proud of crews and correspondents, lines up tures were needed live on air right being in news,’ confides Jones. ‘It the visuals and switches circuits at One vestige of the Queen’s corona- casion into living rooms around the away. He had to stand there holding gave me a rush, getting home and the right time. tion in 1953 is the LoCo network. nation. These days, at various points the two cables together.’ seeing a package on the Six that I’d The pictures return to TV Cen- This was installed, at great cost, to around London – Buckingham Pal- It helps that the team are trained spent the day setting up. You felt it tre by satellite or terrestrial link. get pictures of the momentous oc- ace and the Old Bailey among them engineers, who understand the in- was all your own work.’ a 06·10·09 Features 7 COMING UP

Friends actor Matt LeBlanc (left) will @ star in a new com- week work edy series for BBC Two. Episodes, a six part series written by Friends writer David Crane, sees a British couple try to recreate their successful comedy series for American tv. It will be made by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC and Showtime and will be exec produced by Simon Wilson. Channel controller Janice Hadlow commissioned the series.

Polly Hill will executive produce A Passionate Woman, a two parter about a mother who has an affair with her Polish neighbour. Billie Piper (right) will Northern Ireland journalist play the lead in the drama destined for follows BBC One next year. Commissioned by the trail channel controller Jay Hunt and controller of drama commissioning Ben Stephenson, it will be made by Rollem Pro- ductions.

Jermaine Jackson is on the look out for talented 1Xtra producer Raeph dancers in a new entertain- Powell gives the U Takeover ment show for BBC Three. trainees some last minute The six part series Move hints and tips Like Michael Jackson will be stripped across one week and made by Gogglebox Entertainment and Fever Me- dia. It will tx later this year and be executive produced by Karl Listeners Take over Warner, who commissioned it. Ariel View Page 10.

1Xtra put its money where its mouth is when it let Treat the trainees as part of the team. A two part drama about the World War Two 22 young people take over the airwaves for a day 7We all remember what it is like when you vessel the RMS Laconia has been commis- join a new team – use your experience to sioned for BBC Two. Made by Talkback- as part of BBC Blast’s radio and online training make them feel at home and watch them Thames, blossom. Teamworx scheme, U Takeover. Exec producer Ray Paul and ARD, The explains how to make such projects a success Set the rules out from the start, and Sinking of 8stick to them. Although this isn’t the Laco- Treat the young people with respect. Lis- Work as a tight knit team. Meet regu- school, anarchy can’t reign. Let them know nia will tell 1 ten to their views on what the network is 4larly, always review your objectives and the boundaries of acceptance. the story of currently doing – they ARE the audience. ensure everyone is on the same page. the people Don’t celebrate too early. With the on board when it was sunk by German forces. Have adult to adult conversations; they Ensure your line managers have totally 9BBC’s infrastructure, just being on air Commissioned by former controller of BBC 2have left school and don’t want to be 5bought in to the project. If you face bat- isn’t enough. Treat each show on its indi- Two Roly Keating and former controller of fic- lectured by a teacher figure. Make them tles from above and battles from below, vidual merit as a radio show as that is how tion Jane Tranter it will be exec produced by understand WHY things are done and what you are going to be under pressure. the audience will judge it. Matthew Read. It will tx next year. happens to the programmes if we don’t match expectations. Have production ambassadors. We Never give up. Nobody does this 6were fortunate to have top quality pro- 10 solely for money or glory, and the Be honest. Don’t promise things you ducers and broadcast assistants who feeling that you can make a difference to CHANGING 3can’t deliver; trust is a quality that you believed in the project, and spread the a young person’s life cannot be underesti- only have one shot at with youngsters. word to their peers. mated or matched. PLACES

Jamie Hindhaugh (pictured) becomes head of production 2012. Tracey shameless Plug Morris replaces him as head of sourc- u Louisa Ashton, runner creatives, Shelly and Rebecca Incorporating magic, music ing, production post production Knowles-Dixon (yes, they are boxes and a monkey, the play resources... BBC related). Together we formed the promises puppetry, animation Cambridgeshire bj Mousumi Bakshi In typical fashion, my job outside the theatre company, Sparkle and and a little audience interaction. starts a six month attachment as sbj news BBC is performing, having trained for Dark’s Travelling Players Show. editor at the station... Paul Gryckiewicz six years in theatre. This month we’re performing Tickets cost £4 for BBC staff and starts as senior category manager for pro- The world of ‘runners’ is a The Clock Master, an original concessions and £5 for every- duction resources.... Assistant producer drip-tray of similar young people play about the dark secrets of a one else. Call the box office on Tony Shearman leaves the BBC after 15 and it was while working here pocket watch, at The Rosemary 0207 7046665 or visit tinyurl. years in radio sport. that I met two other like-minded Branch Theatre in London. com/theclockmaster 1973 Sinclair Cambridge calculator 1980 Sony Walkman 1981 BBC Micro 1983 Motorola mobile 1990 Mac Classic 2001 ipod 9 www Board games In the 70s the humble pocket calculator was a status symbol. Today we pack more and bikes were Are you keeping memory in our mobiles than was used to land a man on the moon. Adam Bambury looks fun for a while at BBC Four’s Electric Revolution season – the years when our interest in electronic rom a historic perspective the last three decades of the 20th Century went in gadgetry began to the decades where it exploded into full-blown obsession the blink of an eye, but in technological terms they saw a sudden acceleration in the prevalence and sophistication of consumer technology which is increasingF to this day. Three-part BBC Four series Electric Dreams attempts to capture this (re)evolution all over again, and in that quintessentially 90s format, the reality show. The Sullivan-Barneses are our time travellers, a tech-happy family who experience what life was like before everyone had their own personal screen. It’s back to the future for the parents, and a voyage of discovery for the four children. Every day for the family represents a year in history, starting in 1970 and going through to 2000. While their house, clothes and hair get transformed in the style of each era, the real star of the show is the technology, or lack of. Sourcing and distributing the appropriate kit is the show’s ‘tech team’, three specialists who choose what new item to deposit on the family’s doorstep each day, from a colour television to a Sony Walkman (in upWhat makes you upgrade? we asked? today’s money, £300) ‘I was most interested in the reaction of the kids and how gadget geeks and late adopters they would deal with everything,’ says Gia Milinovich, technology writer, presenter and ‘professional dork’. ‘When they Hello, my name is Andrew Wong and consumption is changing. and the Nokia N900. As an obsessive started they had nothing except board games and bicycles. I used to be an excessive gadgetry My favourite gadget is the Pico 101 upgrader it is the functionality that Initially they were really excited, but that was probably be- upgrader. Pocket Projector: hooked to the iPhone attracts me; I want to know how the cause the whole experience was new. By the 90s they just I gradually stopped once I realised that, you can go from small screen to big new stuff works. I purchase new wanted their old stuff back, and everything was really rubbish sure, the gadgets got sleeker, more screen in a trice – via BBC Redux I’ve phones as often as possible. iPhones and basic as far as they were concerned.’ useful and could hold more things – been able to watch Andrew Marr’s tie you in with their application but having a new iPod Nano didn’t History of Modern Britain beamed onto capabilities, their entertainment value mean I’d have more time to listen to the bedroom wall, or the ceiling when a and their podcast platform. I have never podcasts. Now, I only get a new gadget position change is needed! made a phone call from one: Nokia if it actually does something new that Paul Brannan, editor emerging offer a reliable phone platform for that. it didn’t do before. And in this age of platforms Tom Cranstoun, technical specialist convergence, most new gadgets simply add an old trick to their palette... I replace them if they break (my vhs I have had three phones in ten years. Andrew Wong, senior content hasn’t broken yet) or when the product My first lasted for five. One of my producer gets down to about £50 or less – it’s a laptops is nine years old. I got a new mp3 player when I accidentally I’m a second hand upgrader – my tv dropped the old one in the fountain is the only thing I bought from new. outside the Broadcast Centre. Who My hi-fi cost me 40 quid but was £500 A psychologist needs to upgrade if it still works? (Goes ‘Quo Re del ing new, my Blu-ray player was second off to chunter about the throwaway hand – it’s amazing the deals you can explains... society...) endrem nonulla get. People must get bored of the stuff Andrew Bowden, senior Short memories: Martin REALLY quickly… ccording to psychologist Dr Rob development producer Freemanfaci (centre) esequis plays Tom Percival, late producer AYeung, people with the biggest Chris Curry, head of Breakfast, Radio Northampton thirst for new technology tend to As I get older I become more resistant Acorn,modolor in Micro Men iuscill have a certain personality type. to change. My mobile is now five years My phone is an ancient Nokia, my He calls them ‘high inquisitors’ old and the number 4 button was stuck andiamctytyty For the parents it was a similar story. camera a beaten up old Casio, but in – people who are by nature hugely on with Sellotape until I found Accountant Adam had a hard time doing a day’s work my dreams I have a palm pre and GPS curious, imaginative and open to new an abandoned facia. That said, I on a Commodore PET, an ancient computer that suffers enabled Eye-Fi equipped Leica digital. experiences. ‘They tend to be early did just splash out on a new Apple the affliction of not actually being connected to anything Why do I have such rubbish kit when I adopters,’ he explains. ‘They will Mac and added a Time Machine – I else, unthinkable in today’s communications age. He and covet such exclusive stuff? Firstly, I’m pounce on new technology and love understand it and it’s easy to use. son Hamish did get excited about the archaic BBC Micro, lazy and the disruption of upgrading is it. They’ll be on Instant Messenger, I’m happy to upgrade and spend the Riding into Martin Freeman is Curry, with clair and his notorious C5 electric brought into the house as the family’s first personal com- a wrench. Secondly, I also hardly use Facebook, Twitter... they’ll engage in cash a) if the gadget does something Alexander Armstrong of Armstrong car. ‘It’s a comically affectionate puter, but such gadget geekery didn’t interest mum Geor- the features I have, so these objects all these things but they don’t tend to I actually want/need b) I don’t have to history and Miller gaining the distinc- account of the times,’ Laurenson gie who spent the 70s grappling with feeding the family of desire would be wasted on me. And evaluate how useful those forms of invest much of my time learning how tive bald head and orange beard offers. ‘They’re talking about the without a freezer, a surprisingly recent appliance cred- finally, I could no more afford these toys technology might be.’ it works. If it doesn’t then I’m happy to of Sinclair. Period accuracy is vital tiny amount of memory they have at ited in one of the social-history excerpts in the show with than a speedboat moored in Portofino. soldier on with obsolete stuff. HS versus Betamax, and copies of the script were sent the time in hushed tones, and that getting women out of the kitchen and into the workforce. Ant Miller, technologist James Price, senior content Mac versus PC, Blu-Ray to both men for their perusal. The raises a chuckle. From our lofty It seems most of the fun was had behind the scenes. producer versus HD-DVD – all production team has painstakingly vantage point what was pioneering ‘Everyone on the crew would turn up at computer museum I normally upgrade my phone when rule of thumb. I bought a Sony Cyber- battles in the never- recreated the era with original then looks like small beer now.’ and be like ‘Oh my God I had that!’ or ‘Oh my God my eldest child either breaks, loses or has shot k750i in November 2005 and tried I fall into the ‘when it stops working I’ll ending technology computers and props. But that’s not The exec producer is instead neighbour had that!’ or ‘I remember this kid who no-one his stolen. He ends up with my old one to upgrade it last year, but the mobile change it’ category – something format wars. To all: ‘It was always Saul [Metzstein, keen to emphasise how the piece liked at school had that rubbish computer!’ laughs Gia. ‘It and I get a new one, although I have was so poor I sent it back and carried to do with being from Yorkshire. Also theV victor goes the holy grail of market director] and Tony’s [Saint, writer] respects the pair and re-acknowl- was so exciting for everyone. Even the silliest little things, taken to getting pink items in the hope on with my k750i. The quality of the it’s about what you use stuff for. I want dominance, to the losers a purgatorial intention to splice real archive foot- edges their place in the history of the non-technology bits and bobs around the house, peo- it will put him off my cast-offs and look photos and the navigation were better my iPod to play music. How you can existence gathering dust in the car-boot sales age with our own created footage technology: ‘Many of the things ple still remember.’ after his things better... and it’s smaller too. ‘watch’ a film on an mp3 player screen and eBay auctions of the country. to take an audience back to that Clive talked about in the 80s are While at times it may have been a trial living through Louise Prince, rights executive Annabel Blair, head of internal is beyond me! Sinclair versus Acorn may not be the first Batteries included: Alexander time,’ explains exec producer Jamie taken for granted now. Electric the 70s, witnessing the influence of technology on their communications, World Service Iain Day, project manager such clash to come to mind, but the very Armstrong on the Sinclair C5 Laurenson. ‘We’re showing the ac- cars are exempt from the conges- home as the decades progressed did have its benefits: It’s impossible to keep up; product British tale of computer visionary Clive tual computer programmes like Jet tion charge. The mini tvs the film ‘The one thing the whole family learned is that they like cycles are so short that there’s always I currently have a Nokia N97, an HTC I only upgrade when it’s free – Sinclair and his colleague then rival Chris Set Willy and Elite – which speak to opens with are now on your iPhone. spending time together, which [usually] they don’t do something better just about to come Hero (android), a BBC Blackberry; not that bothered about technology Curry is getting a re-telling in new BBC Four a lot of people – as well as archive These things have happened and a whole lot of. In the modern world we all have our own out. That said, you have to take the an iPhone 3gs, a Chinese phone to be honest. If I have a phone that comedy drama Micro Men, which charts the and news footage.’ his dream of the miniaturisation of screens, and we separate out,’ says Gia. ‘They really plunge at some point and I’d like to with digital tv. I have a Mifi device; I can use to make a call and two men’s rise and fall as they fight for domi- Micro Men is billed as a comedy- technology is all around us.’ enjoyed the 70s for reminding them of that.’ see far more senior people in news a 3 Mobile router and a Novatel send a text then that’s enough nance over the UK home computer market of drama, but don’t expect a sneering Micro Men, Oct 8, BBC Four Electric Dreams continues on Tuesdays on with iPhone or Android devices, so wireless router all with data sims. I for me. the 1980s. parody of the eccentricities of Sin- See the trail at Ariel Online BBC Four they can fully understand how news am desperately waiting for the iTablet Marianne Bradley, bj, BBC Essex 10 Opinion/Analysis a 06·10·09 AfgHanistan: balancing risk and reward Last month’s bloody rescue of kidnapped journalist Stephen Farrell put into sharp focus the risks of independent reporting in Afghanistan. Head of newsgathering Fran Unsworth has strongly denied claims that, for safety reasons, the BBC insists on embedding its journalists with the military. But what is it really like for those working on the ground in the country, as security deteriorates? Ariel asked three people who know

THE reporter THE SAFETY ADVISER martin patience rupert Davis Stephen Farrell’s kidnap spondent was badly injured. in Kunduz has certainly raised You can still travel independ- Across global news and ant vehicle. One soldier was awareness of the risks of being ently, with the right precau- newsgathering, the BBC team killed. When a mine hits, a out in the field in certain parts tions. I went an hour’s drive in Afghanistan now stands at shock wave, akin to a sledge- of the country – particularly south of Kabul, with an Afghan 230. Restrictions are region- hammer, hits your body. At of kidnapping and the poten- tribal elder in a low profile jeep, al and constantly updated times, no amount of armour tial for a rescue operation to go to do a piece for the Ten on the with daily intelligence from can help. Sometimes you’ll wrong. mechanics of Afghans going to ISAF (International Security just be on the wrong road at There’s no question that the polls. We assessed the risk, strung out across the country. Assistance Force), the Afghan the wrong time. a local warlord. Within eight security here is getting worse, spent no more than an hour No one else comes close. police, British forces, the For- Recently the media col- hours I had deployed from the insurgency is strengthening and a half at our destination Journalists still see more of eign Office, external securi- ours have changed, from the UK to investigate his across the country, from south and headed back. this country than diplomats ty companies and our own blue to tan body armour, to death and co-ordinate the to north, east to west. We’ve had I was also in Mazar-e-Sharif and NGOs do. The key is to Afghan staff. prevent journalists standing extraction of his colleague a permanent BBC safety adviser in the north for a week dur- stay low key – distinguish our- On the day that Stephen out. If I was an insurgent and from Kajaki to Kabul. in Kabul since the end of 2008 ing the election, with a lo- selves from the diplomats in Farrell went missing, news- had the choice of shooting The relentlessness of the and I think that forces us to cal producer to vouch for me. their large convoys. gathering and World Serv- a soldier, a policeman or a security concern is a bigger think closely about everything We didn’t book a hotel in the ice had also wanted to inves- journalist, I’d shoot the jour- issue for local staff. Ex-pats we do, possibly puts a brake on main square but chose a small Kabul reporter Martin tigate the Nato bombing of nalist because it would be a get breaks back home. For our natural instincts. guest house, out of the way, Patience has been based in two petrol tankers in Kun- headline for weeks. western media, kidnapping The south and east of the and spent only a couple of Afghanistan for almost 18 duz, but it was judged to be Of course, independ- is undoubtedly the biggest country are tricky and in some days in the villages. Every day, months. He has also reported too dangerous. ent reporting still goes on. risk. Since Alan Johnston’s areas, like Helmand, you have we made sure we got back into from Gaza and Lebanon We can’t give blanket BBC journalists have recent- captivity, BBC protection to go with the military. the city before dark. You have advice. There are ethnic con- ly reported, unembedded, measures have been further Correspondent Ian Pannell to be disciplined. siderations, cultural and gen- from areas in Herat, Gardez, refined, region by region, so recently spent two weeks em- But the real danger is der issues – perhaps as sim- Badakshan, Paktiya, Wardak we offer bespoke advice. bedded with the British forc- often not the Taliban and the ple as making sure a woman and Bamiyan, to name but a Kabul itself is relatively be- es and since with the Ameri- insurgents, but criminal kid- ‘The real rides in the back of a car. few. Whether interviewing nign, with occasional ‘spec- cans in the south, and he said it napping for money, particularly It’s true that embed- local tribal elders, looking tacular’ incidents. The kid- was the most dangerous situa- in Kabul, or getting caught in danger is ded journalists can’t report at the rise of Talibanization nap risk is well documented tion he’d ever been in. Caroline a bomb blast. impartially but it is a means or illegal arms trading, BBC but manageable. The BBC bu- Wyatt was in Helmand with It is frustrating that we to gather one part of the staff continue to push the reau and accommodation in the troops during the election, can’t go to Helmand and spend not the story. And such is the likeli- boundaries of journalism, the city are not Fort Knox, when her convoy was caught time with people in the towns hood of a journalist being on the limits of safety. but a balance of protection up in a rocket attack. and villages, but you have to Taliban, a casualty, given the rise in In most cases, local jour- versus profile. The lower our Being embedded is possibly be realistic. Although security military deaths, there needs nalists are safer. Tragically, profile the better. the most dangerous place to be. is going downhill, there is still but risk of to be a powerful newsgather- local BBC freelance produc- As far as the insurgents are con- massive scope for reporting. ing imperative to go off base. er Abdul Samad Rohani was Deputy head of high risk cerned, you are a soldier. In one We have excellent local pro- kidnap’ An embedded AFP crew murdered in Southern Af- Rupert Davis is a former recent attack an AP photogra- ducers, language service col- that were severely injured in ghanistan last year after army officer who completed pher lost a foot and a CBS corre- leagues and local reporters MARTIN PATIENCE the east of the country were some of his reporting for an- three tours in Afghanistan as travelling in a mine resist- other Afghan outlet angered recently as 20 months ago

THE Soldier/Journalist Clive lewis

I’M A TERRITORIAL Army lieutenant and I’ve Although the bedding journalists has taken on an almost mythical ‘taboo’ quali- just spent the summer in charge of the army’s pre-deploy- with the military ty. For an organisation used to doing things be- combat camera team (CCT) in Helmand prov- ment training is a complex one hind closed doors, the media therefore repre- ince. you get is ex- for both sides. The sents the bright light of external intrusion. It’s certainly been emotional. The sheer con- cellent, I don’t embedded report- Personally I feel all embedded reporting trast of one month presenting on BBC Look East think anything er has to accept the from Afghanistan is a compromise. A compro- and the next finding yourself in the middle of can quite pre- price for security is mise between the truth as the journalist sees it some of the fiercest fighting you can imagine, pare you for also a loss of edito- and their perceived assessment as to how rela- is hard to describe. There were times when I the reality. On rial sovereignty and tions with their military hosts will be affected wondered if we’d ever make it home. one operation, the ability to show by the story they write/broadcast. The CCT is a small team of soldiers, trained the patrol we up where and when It depends on just how juicy, how world-shat- to use video and stills cameras, who are then were with was you want. teringly big the story is as to how far journalists attached to frontline fighting troops. It’s their ambushed af- Media Ops, the will go to antagonise their military minders. job to capture British soldiers in action, often ter an impro- umbrella organisa- Hardly ideal, but if the alternative is no cov- in the most dangerous situations – in this case, vised explosive device (IED) blew up the lead tion responsible for the UK military’s media erage, or at best coverage from the margins, it covering Operation Panther’s Claw. As their truck. Fortunately no one was killed, but imme- output and media handling, is the one most seems a compromise most news organisations, commanding officer, it was my job primarily to diately after the explosion local insurgents un- journalists in theatre will have daily contact including the BBC, are prepared to make. protect them as they concentrated on getting leashed machine gun fire and rocket propelled with. Part of its controlling instinct stems from the pictures. Much of the fighting you will have grenades, trapping us for around 15 hours. It’s a natural distrust of journalists, and in the mil- Clive Lewis is a political reporter/presenter for seen on the news in the last few months was not something I’d like to repeat. itary, messing up with the media ie fluffing an BBC Look East and The Politics Show, and a filmed by my team. All the risks aside, the whole issue of em- interview or being caught out on camera etc 7 Rifles infantry officer

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Personally I spent 23 years of my BBC career there. It really was the most wonderful build- Why did we take a jab in the dark? ing with a great atmosphere, situated just ten minutes from Regent’s Park in one direction a When do we stop reinforcing the bogus just one of the many dozens of things and Oxford Street in the other. It had a real view link between Natalie Morton’s death that will have happened to Natalie in ‘village’ atmosphere, very different from the and her cervical cancer vaccination? the hours before she died which are cavernous, factory like buildings that many of The News 24 on-screen graphic I’m also irrelevant. us work in today. As treasurer of the MHS Club – a luncheon looking at now even says ‘Cervical Can- When are we going to apologise to club for ex-MHS staff – I have been trying to cer Inquest’ while acknowledging that the thousands of teenage girls and find out more about the building. Can anyone Natalie died as the result of a malig- their parents that we have unneces- help? SALLY HILLIER nant tumour. Talk about doublethink. sarily terrified? How are we going to Steve Wehrle treasurer, MHS Club, BBC Worldwide We know there is no link, and yet we put right the inevitable dip in vacci- make the link by reinforcing the link nations as scared parents and schools Have you got and then denying it. Jesus wept. withdraw from the programme? High priority? We may as well find out what Natalie Did we learn nothing from the MMR/ I’ve just upgraded the telly to HD, and have to any new moves? had for breakfast and call it the Shred- autism scare that we helped hype that admit I’m one of the few in our place who does notice an appreciable improvement in picture as we report on page 7, the latest entertain- ded Wheat inquest for all the sense has since resulted in an increase in quality. However I was a bit miffed on finally ment thriller – forgive the expression – is a new making the connection with the cer- measles cases and at least one death? accessing the BBC HD channel that it wasn’t BBC Three series called Move Like Michael Jack- vical cancer vaccine makes. And that’s Mark O’Donnell, BBC Wiltshire simulcasting anything that was potentially HD son. The six-parter, to be broadcast later this on BBC One or BBC Two. year, will involve a nationwide search ‘to find Reading through online blogs I’ve come Britain’s most talented and original dancers who No grey area Found a gem across similar gnashing of teeth and annoy- can demonstrate they have the spirit, showman- One of our six public purposes is to repre- I just wanted to let you know about a really ance that flagship programmes will become ship and technical ability of the great man’. sent the UK, its nations, regions and commu- nice gesture from Robin Doran, who works at available on BBC HD much later than original One of the great man’s brothers, Jermaine nities – and that means we need to reflect FM&T. I found his wallet on Wood Lane when I transmission date. Jackson, has even signed up as one of the and connect with all our audiences. Why was cycling to White City last Monday. I Being rather pedantic, I’m going to watch judges and will cast his expert eye over ‘com- hide the fact that we are seeking ways to do handed it in to reception and it made its way the programmes as they go out and probably petitors from all backgrounds’. just that? back to him later that day. won’t watch them again just to have the HD Hang on a minute, this all sounds very It’s true we have been both honest and But rather than just send an email thank- experience. Why can’t or won’t BBC HD familiar: a dance contest and a big name com- open in acknowledging the areas where we ing me (or not, as many people probably simulcast? ing over from the States as a judge. When don’t do this as well as we’d like. The visibil- would have done) he offered to give the value Robert Gardiner have we heard that before? ity of older women in serious news and cur- of the wallet to a charity of my choice. broadcast assistant, Belfast About three weeks ago, as it happens, rent affairs programmes is one of those How lovely! when it was announced that ‘Nasty Nigel’, aka areas (September 29). Madeleine Morris Danielle Nagler, Nigel Lythgoe, who headed the panel of Talking publicly about our aspiration to sbj, World Service head of BBC HD, experts on ITV’s Popstars and in the US co- better reflect all sections of the community is replies: BBC HD created So You Think You Can Dance, was exactly what we should be doing. It opens up simulcasts a very returning to Britain for a UK version of So You debate on what should be a concern for the Form of torture wide range of Think You Can Dance for BBC One early next year. whole industry and yes – we hope it will I’ve been fuming over the reply from procure- programmes with ‘Dancers from all disciplines’ are being encourage older women to think about apply- ment’s John O’Donnell to Dominic Casciani’s other BBC chan- invited to auditions to find ‘Britain’s favour- ing for more visible and more senior roles. letter regarding the silliness of limiting hire nels, including ite dancer’, and Lythgoe will be joined on the This and other more targeted forms cars by engine size only (September 22). BBC One and BBC show by Arlene Phillips, fresh from her depar- of encouragement is called Positive Action. Not only does procurement stand by a pol- Two – Strictly Come ture from… well, you know what. Unlike positive discrimination, which is icy that they admit is fundamentally broken, Dancing, Friday That’s not the end of it. BBC Three has un- illegal in the UK, Positive Action is perfectly but their ‘solution’ is to fill in more forms – Night with Jonathan veiled plans for Dancing on Wheels, a competition legal and standard practice. Positive Action giving reasons why you need a larger car – and Ross (pictured), to find ‘Britain’s best wheelchair dance talent’. refers to a variety of measures designed to to make the process more complex if you want Countryfile, Any more tv dance contests, and the danger enable employers to encourage people from to be greener. Antiques Roadshow is they will be treading on each other’s toes. certain groups who are under-represented in I’d like to make something clear to all in and Harper’s Island are all showing as simul- the workplace to apply for jobs and promo- procurement, HR, expenses and every other casts at the moment. tions. Let’s be clear though, Positive Action support function of the BBC – we value you as But as we currently make and broadcast absolutely requires that selection is made colleagues dearly, but every time you give us only a selection of programmes drawn from Boris blows it solely on merit. another form to fill in it diminishes you in our all the BBC channels on BBC HD, there are Talking of a putting your foot in it: His minor Amanda Rice eyes and eats into all our days. times when none of the content being broad- ‘acting’ role on EastEnders was not one of Boris acting head of diversity If you want people to use greener cars, cast is made in HD, and other occasions when Johnson’s finest moments. reward the use of greener cars. If you can’t two HD programmes are being shown at the ‘Such an honour to have you here, Mr find a mechanism to do so, keep looking, same time. Mayor,’ gushed Barbara Windsor, playing Mayor and Square and in the meantime do not force us to fill in When an HD programme can’t be simul- Peggy Mitchell, as the mayor of London I know that the BBC pointless paperwork. cast, we do try to make that clear to audiences strode into the Queen Vic. has (unfairly in my Grrrrr! and to find an appropriate slot for the pro- ‘Please call me Boris,’ replied the blonde opinion) been Ant Miller gramme as soon as possible. one awkwardly, while the other blonde said accused of having technologist, FM&T For example, over the summer, Dragons’ Den how much she admired ‘a man who devotes a left leaning bias was simulcast, and Who Do You Think You Are? his life to helping society’. in recent years, but was shown immediately afterwards at 10pm No wonder the BBC was accused of politi- surely allowing a Marylebone magic (BBC One and BBC Two were showing both cal bias. Ken Livingstone had been denied Conservative mayor After 73 years as a BBC building, 35, Maryle- at 9pm). a cameo in EastEnders when he was mayor of London a high bone High Street ceased to be so on October 2. as he’d wanted to highlight an environment profile cameo in the BBC Publications moved in back in 1936, campaign – deemed too political by the BBC. corporation’s most when growing sales for Radio Times meant Blame that tune Boris’s political rivals might be fuming watched soap, the that its publishing staff needed larger premis- Is anyone else having problems after the about free publicity for the Tories, but they week of the Labour es. Apart from the war years, publications op- Freeview retune? I read somewhere that I’d shouldn’t get too worked up. After all, Tony conference, is going erated out of this building until 1992, when it lose access to ITV3 and ITV4, and yet despite Blair appeared in a Catherine Tate sketch on too far in redressing moved to Woodlands. retuning my set-top box three or four times, I Comic Relief, and the uncomfortable-looking the balance? Over the last 17 years it has been home to still seem to be stuck with them both. Johnson hardly did himself any favours. A new Matt Arnold, producer/ BBC London and, more recently, to the BBC Ben Debuse star in the Square? Pull the other one, Peggy. director, Watchdog Trustees. studio director, BBC East Sally Hillier is deputy editor of Ariel

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PROGRAMME MAKING —————————————— —————————————— —————————————— Political Analyst, Liberal PA to Head of Broadcast Journalist, Democrat Party Knowledge Isle of Man Another Presentation Producer, London Commissioning Isle of Man Radio 7 5D/Ref: 19796709 London 5/7D/Ref: 1946609 London C A 11-Oct-09 07 months E C 16-Oct-09 Broadcasting House —————————————— TV Centre string to Production Coordinator 7D/Ref: 19834909 4D/Ref: 19840909 London / Salford Quays C 19-Oct-09 A 12 months C 19-Oct-09 TECHNOLOGY 5D/Ref: 19545709 —————————————— —————————————— C 12-Oct-09 A Various the bow Researcher, New Review Training Co-ordinator Release Manager Programme London London Violinist Simon Glasgow White City Broadcast Centre Media BUSINESS SUPPORT Village 5D/Ref: 19608509 ANDZ MANAGEMENT 4D/Ref: 19646409 Robertshaw steps up C A 9D/Ref: 19680809 08-Oct-09 12 months C 11-Oct-09 I’ve been a violinist in the BBC Philharmonic in C 08-Oct-09 —————————————— Manchester for seven years. Being behind the cam- Senior Commercial, —————————————— —————————————— Output Directors era lens is fascinating and working in the news- Legal & Business Affairs London Business Assistant, Operations Engineer room a dream come true. Manager London I did my camera training at Wood Norton and I’m 5D/Ref: 19403909 Russian Service (P/T) London Broadcast Centre Media now on a five month placement with North West C 12-Oct-09 A 06 months London Henry Wood House regional news through the Stepping Stones scheme. —————————————— Village 11D/Ref: 19823809 Bush House I get to go out with the camera crews and operate Schedule Planner, 7D/Ref: 19680709 DSR 450s for news packages and studio cameras on C 18-Oct-09 A 09 months 4D/Ref: 19455909 E C 08-Oct-09 A 06 Radio 7 the newsroom floor. —————————————— E C 11-Oct-09 A 07 months I’m also shooting much-needed content for London Manager Staffing, months —————————————— the BBC Philharmonic website. I’ve done inter- Broadcasting House Resources & —————————————— Business Coordinator views with soloists and conductors, backstage foot- 5D/Ref: 19388409 Administration, BBC London age and concerts from Bridgewater Hall, and I fol- Sales Assistant (Part- lowed the orchestra when they went on a tour of C 19-Oct-09 A 06 months Mundo Broadcast Centre Media time), BBC Shop —————————————— London Village Section Principal 2nd Bush House Eastbourne 7D/Ref: 19661109 Violin 9D/Ref: 19468009 2H/Ref: 19682909 C 08-Oct-09 A 06 months Manchester C 18-Oct-09 A 12 months E C 18-Oct-09 A 03 —————————————— Under Review/Ref: —————————————— months Mentor, DVSolutions Operator/Senior 16970509 London Operator - South West E C 31-Oct-09 White City Plymouth 8D/Ref: 19689109 NEW MEDIA 5/7H/Ref: 19352809 C 15-Oct-09 A 12 months JOURNALISM —————————————— E C 11-Oct-09 Senior Fundraising Multiplatform —————————————— Assistant Editor Manager (Major Gifts) Commissioning Operator/Senior London (Attachment), BBC 1 Executive, Drama Operator - South East Bush House Politics Show London 8D/Ref: 19481909 Tunbridge Wells London C A 11D/Ref: 19822809 25-Oct-09 2 years 5/7D/Ref: 18918609 10D/Ref: 19852009 —————————————— C 18-Oct-09 A 06 months E C 16-Oct-09 C 15-Oct-09 A Various HR Manager, Global —————————————— —————————————— News Content Producer Special Assistant Editor London London BBC WORLDWIDE to Head of Newsroom Bush House Media Centre ‘The vibe is electric, London 7D/Ref: 19616409 7D/Ref: 19854209 Production Editor, Youth TV Centre E C 11-Oct-09 A 06 but the learning C 13-Oct-09 A 05 months months & Children’s Magazines 10D/Ref: 19592609 —————————————— —————————————— London curve is massive’ C 13-Oct-09 A 12 months Senior Executive, Digital QA Test Analyst, TV —————————————— Media Centre Italy in September: I’ve known the players for so Insights Platforms Producer, BBC Sport 2W/Ref: 18696409 long, I brought a unique perspective to it which London London / Salford Quays another cameraman wouldn’t have had. London / Salford Quays E C 11-Oct-09 A 06 7D/Ref: 19319509 I’ve also learnt how to edit, which means I can 9D/Ref: 19744609 7D/Ref: 19840509 months C 11-Oct-09 cut footage for the Philharmonic website, and I’ve E C 15-Oct-09 A —————————————— C 15-Oct-09 A Various —————————————— started filming the orchestra’s educational and —————————————— Continuing Picture Editor, Youth and learning projects. Hopefully that will help us to Partnership Executive, —————————————— Entertainment Reporter/ Childrens Magazine forge ties with the Salford community when BBC BBC Children in Need BJ Content Producer, Blast Manchester moves to MediaCityUK. London London It’s been exciting learning another discipline. London Online White City Media Centre The BBC is probably the only employer in the coun- TV Centre London try who would give you the opportunity to change 6D/Ref: 19855109 2W/Ref: 18696309 7D/Ref: 19444709 roles in this way, so I feel very lucky. 7D/Ref: 19827209 E C A E C 11-Oct-09 A 06 14-Oct-09 09 The vibe at NWT is electric, and people are C A C 12-Oct-09 A 06 months 16-Oct-09 06 months months months friendly and helpful, which is a good job because —————————————— —————————————— —————————————— —————————————— the learning curve is massive. I did a 17 hour day the other day and forgot to eat dinner – but when you are surrounded by such amazing people, you FULL DETAILS AND HOW TO APPLY EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS don’t even notice. Full details and how to apply are on Gateway at: Vacancies published on this page are open to BBC Staff. Been anywhere nice? https://jobs.bbc.co.uk/fe/tpl_bbc02.asp Where indicated (E ), external applicants may also be considered. 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14 OCTOBER 08 ARIEL 16 a 06·10·09 green room ▲ THE ARIELAT0R WE HEAR THAT. . . A weekly take on life at the BBC: Ann Widdecombe has been using her column ▲ who’s up, who’s down, who’s off in the Express to sound off on that pressing is- UPSIDE Senior sue of our time – bad language. Apparently she’s ▲ producer heard young people using swear words and Andrew Leb- it’s all the tv ‘trendies’’ fault. ‘Perhaps the BBC ▲ entz is the should issue a swearbox to all its script writers latest BBC em- so that they can ask them to put in ten percent ▲ ployee to hoist of their salary for each bad word used,’ reckons himself into art Ann. ‘That should save the licence payers a mint.’ history on the We think it’s a *******! great idea. ▲ Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Strictly’s effect on the dance classes of the ▲ Square, raising nation has been well documented – as soon as an already high bar last week by taking his place a new series begins, previously barren com- ▲ on the stand in full diving gear. He spent his time munity halls become packed with flamboyantly waddling from one end of the 1m x 4m space dressed couples keen to be transformed into ▲ to the other. ‘Most surreal moment was when tango-ing titans of dance a good friend of mine rang my mobile from while keeping fit at the ▲ Hong Kong to have a chat, while watching me same time. But live online – apparently the Chinese staff were the show’s captivated,’ says Andrew. ‘If a bloke dressed health cre- ▲ as a scuba diver occupying a plinth in Trafalgar dentials took Square using a mobile phone to talk to China a blow last ▲ doesn’t count as art, what does?’ week with the announcement ▲ DOWNSIDE Stop picking on cooling towers, from noted carbohy- they’ve done nothing wrong! Such was the drate deliverers Dom- ▼ message from the BBC Trust editorial standards ino’s Pizza that its Sep- committee when they slapped Panorama on tember sales increase was due to ‘Strictly Come ▼ the wrist last week for a breach of accuracy Dancing and The X Factor, which have encouraged after one programme used shots of the towers families to stay in on weekend evenings’. At least to illustrate a discussion on greenhouse gasses. any extra calories from all that cheese can be ▼ swiftly rhumba-d away…

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