01·12·09 Week 48 explore.gateway.bbc.co.uk/ariel THE BBC NEWSPAPER beebCamp 3 – THE ‘UNConFerenCE’ a on How we work Page 6 PH otogra PH: jo H N rodgers It’s Panto time PANTO ◆ROYALTY Justin Fletcher as ‘Queen Fruity’, ‘King’ Sid Sloane and jester ‘Jingle Jangle’, aka Andy Day, in the CBeebies production of Jack & Jill, to be broadcast on December 18 ◆ Sambrook to leave ◆ Network glitch ◆ Small Island turns BBC, Horrocks will causes problems for the page on Victorian combine roles Page 2 English output Page 3 period drama Page 7 > NEWS 2-4 WEEK AT WORK 8-9 MAIL 11 JOBS 14 GREEN ROOM 16 < 216 News aa 00·00·08 01·12·09 Sambrook takes the ‘tough’ NEWS BITES a FERN BRitton, former presenter of ITV’s This Morning, will make decision to quit Global News her presenting debut on Radio 2 by covering for Jeremy Vine for the Room 2316, White City by Cathy Loughran mercial sector role, still under wraps, outside week commencing January 11 and 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TS THE DECISION TO LEAVE the BBC, after 30 years broadcasting. the week starting February 22. 020 8008 4228 and some of the toughest jobs in broadcast news, Since he moved to Bush House in September 2004, Editor was never going to be simple for Richard Sambrook. Sambrook has overseen the launch of the BBC’s new Radio 2 presenter Chris Evans is Candida Watson 02-84222 As the director of Global News wrote this week on his Arabic and Persian tv services and the relaunch of to return to tv. BBC One controller blog – one of the BBC’s most visited: ‘The BBC is not BBC World News, now reaching 260m households. Jay Hunt said that Evans, who has Deputy editor an easy organisation to leave. There are few places He was of course BBC News director during the tur- not presented a television show on Cathy Loughran 02-27360 which are as creative, as woven into the fabric of bulent time of the Hutton inquiry. That remains ‘a a regular basis since the short lived Chief writer national life, and which can provide as many oppor- divisive issue’, he says: ‘We did get some things OFI Sunday on ITV in 2005, would Sally Hillier 02-26877 tunities and privileges.’ wrong, but it was right to report that story and I have cover for One Show host Adrian Chiles Features editor The former director of BBC News and of BBC Sport no regrets about standing up for the independence when he goes on holiday next year. Clare Bolt 02-27445 will be replaced in March by Peter Horrocks, who will of the BBC.’ Broadcast Journalist combine his current role as director of World Service A former deputy editor of the Nine O’Clock News, A ‘mocKumentaRY’ about a deaf Claire Barrett 02-27368 with the leadership of Global News. he became head of BBC Newsgathering, creating a porn star and a drama about a Art editor There is no doubt that Sambrook, one of the BBC’s network of hub bureaux in key regions. His memories man who saves his dreams to Ken Sinyard 02-84229 most popular and respected leaders, leaves on a of producing and reporting include ‘being in Berlin VHS are among eight new films Business co-ordinator high, with audiences for the BBC’s international news as the wall came down, being in China as it started to made by BBC staff in their spare open up in the 80s, the Iran-Iraq war, Northern Ire- time that will be shown at this Silvana Romana 02-84228 land, major disasters and moments of high adrenalin week’s BBC Shorts event on Ariel mail in live tv galleries’. December 2 at 6pm in the Council [email protected] ‘There’ve been some low points too – the deaths of Chamber, Broadcasting House. Ariel online explore.gateway.bbc.uk/ariel colleagues lowest among them,’ says Sambrook, BBC Jobs 0370 333 1330 who has led the industry in developing news safety. The BBC Scottish Symphony Deputy director-general Mark Byford paid personal Orchestra and the Royal Scottish tribute to ‘an absolutely brilliant colleague’: ‘Rich- Academy of Music and Drama Guest contributors this week ard’s integrity, huge passion for great journalism and have entered a partnership that deep interest in new media and its impact, together will give Academy students NIGel ThomPson on the Cumbrian with his warmth, wisdom and loyalty, have been truly opportunities to learn with the story, after the floods. Page 3 inspiring to us all.’ orchestra, take part in concerto Horrocks, previously head of the BBC Newsroom, masterclasses and work alongside PHILIP TRIPPENBACH on cutting would make a ‘formidable leader’ of the next stage chief conductor Donald Runnicles. edge creativity at BeeBCamp 3. in Global News’ development, Sambrook said. The Page 6 incoming director expects to make announcements BBC ARabic has announced Richard Sambrook will hand over to Peter Hor- about organisational changes in the new year, some a deal that will see its Sports WILL GRANT on rant and the rocks – a ‘formidable leader’ – for coming years arising from the fusing of the WS and Global roles. Bulletin programme broadcast revolution in Venezuela. Page 15 The next government funding round, after March twice daily on Egypt Radio’s services as large as they’ve ever been, at 238m each 2011 , will loom large in Horrocks’s in-tray. Youth and Sports channel. week. Stressing that he’s ‘leaving, not retiring’, the 53 He told Ariel: ‘The need for international news is still Jobs textphone 028 9032 8478 year-old who joined the BBC as a radio newsroom great as we deal with globalisation, climate change Radio LincolnshiRE has changed sub in 1980 feels it’s ‘a good time to step off the ride’. and the economic downturn. Countries like Russia its name after 29 years. BBC BBC Jobs John Clarke 02-27143 His wife Sue’s recent illness has also been a factor in and China are throwing money into international Lincolnshire follows other local Room 2120, White City, London W12 7TS Sambrook wanting to ‘rebalance life a bit’. broadcasting and we need to project BBC news val- stations that have dropped the Advertise in Ariel His immediate plans include a spell as part-time visit- ues at a time when commercial news organisations word Radio from their title to Ten Alps Media 020 7878 2313 ing fellow at Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study are struggling. All those things make the case for reflect the fact that increasingly www.bbcarielads.com of Journalism, after which he will move to a new com- international news from the BBC.’ they are multimedia operations. Printing BBC Wales has launched a Green Garnett Dickinson Group Wales season, examining what Rotherham 01709 768000 DG puts website under scrutiny people are doing as individuals Subscribe to Ariel and as a society to address climate Six months: £26, £36, £40 u MARK ThomPson is putting his faith in MPs, as change. The season, across tv, radio Twelve months: £50, £60, £68 he considers the BBC’s future. The director gen- and online, offers a range of green- (prices for UK, Europe, rest of world eral expects British politicians to safeguard BBC related content during December. respectively) independence, impartiality and right to manage Cheques to: Garnett Dickinson Print, its own affairs, despite a European scene where VIRGIN TRains is giving BBC these principles of public service broadcasting travellers the chance to exchange Brookfields Way, Manvers, were under political attack. a recent flight boarding pass for Wath Upon Dearne, Rotherham S63 5DL ‘The aspirations and values of our politi- a free first class London/Glasgow Tel 01709 768199 cians are different,’ Thompson told the Voice of rail ticket – for business trips INFORMATION IN AN EMERGENCY the Listener and Viewer conference last week. only. For more information see Telephone 0800 0688 159 ‘While British politicians are sometimes as en- the Rail page on Gateway. Ceefax Page 159 www.bbc.co.uk/159 thusiastic as their continental counterparts Ariel is produced by Internal to criticise the BBC when they think we’ve got FORmeR HORIZON producer Communications for people at the BBC it wrong … underlying political support for a Aidan Laverty becomes editor of strong, independent BBC also remains robust.’ the BBC Two science programme He believed that with the BBC Trust had come when Andrew Cohen moves to ‘much tougher scrutiny’ of BBC management head up the science unit in the decisions. ‘From where I’m sitting it feels very spring. Next year will be Horizon’s different [to the Board of Governors],’ he said. Later, the conference heard shadow culture 48th year of production. Thompson also offered a few hints about his minister Jeremy Hunt confirm that the Conserv- strategic review, which looks ahead to a post atives had ‘no plans to tear up the BBC Charter’ A GRAPhic ballet, depicting violence switchover BBC and will be put before the trust or to close BBC Three and Four. and sexual abuse by a hunchback early next year. The scope of the BBC website Hunt had reservations about the BBC Trust, Pope, has been axed from its pre- was likely to be curtailed, he said, as was money claiming the current governance model ‘lets watershed Christmas slot on BBC PLEASE RECYCLE YOUR COPY OF ARIEL spent on acquired programmes. down licence fee payers’ who needed an inde- Four after the channel realised the Children’s, the best journalism, British drama pendent body to hear their complaints and act extreme nature of the performance.