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Sir Christopher Bland

(January 2017)

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Markymark
Surprised no one has posted this news here yet, a major figure who spent time at the top of both the BBC and LWT, died yesterday

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38783416
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Markymark
London Man posted:
The Bland & Dyke regime was when LWT used to be good. All went downhill after the Granada took over. Had the Granada-LWT merger been the other way round then we might have had the strong ITV PLC.


I emailed him directly in 2002 when he was BT chairman, when I was still waiting three weeks after a fault developed on my phone line, to get it fixed. I'm sure my email only made it as far as his office, but next morning the fault was fixed Very Happy
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Brekkie
Lets just assume he went to the local cabinet himself and sorted it out. Very Happy
:-(
A former member
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Steve Williams
This is my favourite Christopher Bland story, from when he was LWT Chairman, as seen in Under The Hammer by Andrew Davidson.

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Him and Greg Dyke used to be great mates, and they sound like a right buccaneering pair when they were running LWT.
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bluecortina
Markymark posted:
London Man posted:
The Bland & Dyke regime was when LWT used to be good. All went downhill after the Granada took over. Had the Granada-LWT merger been the other way round then we might have had the strong ITV PLC.


I emailed him directly in 2002 when he was BT chairman, when I was still waiting three weeks after a fault developed on my phone line, to get it fixed. I'm sure my email only made it as far as his office, but next morning the fault was fixed Very Happy


Indeed, BT have a department that specifically deals with intercepted emails like yours (and mine)! I have to say it does usually lead to a fast response and personal service.
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steddenm
bluecortina posted:
Markymark posted:
London Man posted:
The Bland & Dyke regime was when LWT used to be good. All went downhill after the Granada took over. Had the Granada-LWT merger been the other way round then we might have had the strong ITV PLC.


I emailed him directly in 2002 when he was BT chairman, when I was still waiting three weeks after a fault developed on my phone line, to get it fixed. I'm sure my email only made it as far as his office, but next morning the fault was fixed Very Happy


Indeed, BT have a department that specifically deals with intercepted emails like yours (and mine)! I have to say it does usually lead to a fast response and personal service.


It's the Chairmans Orrifice and they are very good at dealing with customer complaints very promptly.
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bilky asko
steddenm posted:
bluecortina posted:
Markymark posted:


I emailed him directly in 2002 when he was BT chairman, when I was still waiting three weeks after a fault developed on my phone line, to get it fixed. I'm sure my email only made it as far as his office, but next morning the fault was fixed Very Happy


Indeed, BT have a department that specifically deals with intercepted emails like yours (and mine)! I have to say it does usually lead to a fast response and personal service.


It's the Chairmans Orrifice and they are very good at dealing with customer complaints very promptly.


Is it called the Chairman's Orifice because that's where angry BT customers tell them to stick it?
Si-Co, Joe and Larry the Loafer gave kudos
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steddenm
bilky asko posted:
steddenm posted:
bluecortina posted:

Indeed, BT have a department that specifically deals with intercepted emails like yours (and mine)! I have to say it does usually lead to a fast response and personal service.


It's the Chairmans Orrifice and they are very good at dealing with customer complaints very promptly.


Is it called the Chairman's Orifice because that's where angry BT customers tell them to stick it?


Office. Sodding predictive text! Sorry.

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