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TR
TROGGLES
Christa's departure its another' night of the long knives' scenario of which a certain HLRP seems to specialise in. Look Hull's editor Steve Punter suffered a similar fete a few years back under the same boss. Strange that no 'BBC management' were available for that decision either.

I can only hope that what goes around comes around.
RA
radiolistener
Christa's departure its another' night of the long knives' scenario of which a certain HLRP seems to specialise in. Look Hull's editor Steve Punter suffered a similar fete a few years back under the same boss. Strange that no 'BBC management' were available for that decision either.

I can only hope that what goes around comes around.


The only problem Troggles in this case is that the 'night of the long knives' lasted several months.

If there was a disciplinary scenario, then why not say so? You don't have to say the reasons why.

The BBC again have proved to be totally inadequate when it comes to dealing with it's shareholders - US.
WE
Westy2
Christa's departure its another' night of the long knives' scenario of which a certain HLRP seems to specialise in. Look Hull's editor Steve Punter suffered a similar fete a few years back under the same boss. Strange that no 'BBC management' were available for that decision either.

I can only hope that what goes around comes around.


The only problem Troggles in this case is that the 'night of the long knives' lasted several months.

If there was a disciplinary scenario, then why not say so? You don't have to say the reasons why.

The BBC again have proved to be totally inadequate when it comes to dealing with it's shareholders - US.


Is it worth a Freedom.Of Information request?

(Presume it can be used for that sort of thing?)
SP
Steve in Pudsey
An FoI would be bounced on two counts:

1) It's a matter relating to an individual's employment contract so they can't release such details

2) It's a programming matter. The BBC has a get out of jail free card which they use liberally - then can refuse to answer anything even tenuously related to programming

I fear that, given how the BBC invoke that clause whenever they can for the most innocuous of enquiries, you'll get nowhere.
AN
Andrew Founding member
More Look North post-Christa short staffing... Nicola Hudson with the late Look North tonight.
SP
Steve in Pudsey
The last few times I've caught the late Look North they've ended with the roof-cam pointing at the bus station between the studio wide shot and the end cap. Looks good
RA
radiolistener
The last few times I've caught the late Look North they've ended with the roof-cam pointing at the bus station between the studio wide shot and the end cap. Looks good


40 years ago it was probably the same place that got this shot:

AN
Andrew Founding member
I thought Calendar missed a PR opportunity tonight. With Look North going through a rough patch it would have been a good idea to broadcast Calendar from the Great Yorkshire Show presented by the main team.

Instead they just sent Jon Hill & Kerrie Gosney.

Look North had Harry, Nicola & Paul broadcasting live with Phil in the studio.
SP
Steve in Pudsey
In fact all three Look Norths were at the GYS - and all simultaneously using the same sat truck according to Tim Smith (Editor of the Yorkshire variant) on Twitter.
TR
TROGGLES
Christa's departure its another' night of the long knives' scenario of which a certain HLRP seems to specialise in. Look Hull's editor Steve Punter suffered a similar fete a few years back under the same boss. Strange that no 'BBC management' were available for that decision either.

I can only hope that what goes around comes around.


The only problem Troggles in this case is that the 'night of the long knives' lasted several months.

If there was a disciplinary scenario, then why not say so? You don't have to say the reasons why.

The BBC again have proved to be totally inadequate when it comes to dealing with it's shareholders - US.


I wouldn't tar all the BBC with the same brush.

Certain aspects of BBC management are totally draconian. Whilst I accept that when dealing with hugely inflated ego's and luvvie tantrums you have to be firm - the is no need for the secrecy and Machiavellian events which have transpired yet again. The BBC has civil service old style management which unfortunately likes to brush everything under the carpet then pretend that nothing has happened,
RE
Revitt
Tonight's Calendar coming from Sheffield in the light of today's guilty verdict. A pity they didn't use a decent OB link, the sound is shambolic.
SF
Selwyn Froggatt
I really wish they wouldn't keep allowing Kate Walby to present Calendar. I really don't like her and she isn't really very good at all

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