Beat me to it Larry... It is very unlikely that Greg Dyke would decide which shows are in the schedule - that is why he has a channel controller for BBC One and a director of television.
I suspect that Lorraine Heggessey (who was the first Executive Producer of the weekly Animal Hospital series when she was at BBC Science) or one of her scheduling colleagues will have taken the decision to end the commission.
Beat me to it Larry... It is very unlikely that Greg Dyke would decide which shows are in the schedule - that is why he has a channel controller for BBC One and a director of television.
I suspect that Lorraine Heggessey (who was the first Executive Producer of the weekly Animal Hospital series when she was at BBC Science) or one of her scheduling colleagues will have taken the decision to end the commission.
So, what does Greg Dyke actually do then?
I would have thought that he would have had the final say on what shows get axed and which ones stay.
Beat me to it Larry... It is very unlikely that Greg Dyke would decide which shows are in the schedule - that is why he has a channel controller for BBC One and a director of television.
I suspect that Lorraine Heggessey (who was the first Executive Producer of the weekly Animal Hospital series when she was at BBC Science) or one of her scheduling colleagues will have taken the decision to end the commission.
So, what does Greg Dyke actually do then?
I would have thought that he would have had the final say on what shows get axed and which ones stay.
Greg Dyke is the Director General of the BBC - he is eventually responsible for all of its output - from Radio Kent, to BBC One, from Radio Three to BBC Three. He couldn't schedule and commission the output for all of the BBCs radio and TV output - the DG is not purely a TV role, the BBC is far from just a TV broadcaster. He is also responsible, as its most senior manager, for all the BBCs personnel, its commercial operations, its property management (such as building relocation etc.), who cleans the buildings, who makes the tea etc. The role is too all encompassing to be involved on a programme by programme basis. It is more likely that Greg would say "Sort out Saturday Night" to Lorraine Heggessey, than say I want a programme like this at this time, I don't want that programme at that time.
From time to time I am sure he expresses interests in certain shows - in fact I know he does - but he is less likely to get involved at commissioning level - that is why the BBC has channel controllers and scheduling teams.
