Just heard that Tony Hall of London, Tempo, Tubby Hayes, Dizzy Reece et al fame, is to be the new DG of the BBC!
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Or is it that vastly overpaid regal opera geezer?
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Or is it that vastly overpaid regal opera geezer?
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The ROH geezer, but is it good for this forum and R3 that he knows something about music -or is that too simplistic ? -
wel he could try a large screen presentation of Gilad Altzman in Trafalgar Square ... that should liven things up a bit ...According to the best estimates of astronomers there are at least one hundred billion galaxies in the observable universe.Comment
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He aint Bopera....Hes Opera!
This means JRR will be shoved to twelve past tuesday (again) to make way for Ten weeks at the Met...
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Tony Hall = "Kenny Ball" Cockney Slang.
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Wonder how long before he's for the chopera...Originally posted by BLUESNIK'S REVOX View PostComment
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Never fear, his leaving bonus will be...tip toppera.
Cos hes worth itttttttttt. And we cant pay him less than the new market rate for "suckcess"...twice an old Entwistle
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...and there was I wondering why the guy who operated Lenny the Lion was the new DG - oh no that was Terry! Now i'm so embarrassed!Originally posted by salymap View PostComment
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Anthony William Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead, CBE, please ...Comment
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Captn Birk, BBC Starship Enterprise, introducing...Originally posted by Paul Sherratt View PostComment
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It seems he was the only bloke approached, due to his background in News (channel 4) to get the Beeb out of it's current mess so it was, it seems, a foregone conclusion and hardly a contest.Comment
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Perhaps Anna, he will dress as a lady during late Decembers and early Januarys*, after starting his new role ?
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If you want a really amusing take on this, ckout the BBC News website, where assorted flunkies, hacks and those seeking a long term BBC gig, praise TH as Greatest New Leader Ever!
Well, since the last one!
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So, it seems, after 54 days in the job, Entwistle held on for the max:
BBC Trustee Anthony Fry told the Public Accounts Committee of his "irritation" at having to pay the full sum, and not the £225,000 payable for a resignation. But he said he had felt the quickest way of removing Mr Entwistle was best. Mr Fry said that Mr Entwistle would have concluded from his meeting with the BBC Trust earlier that day that he no longer had its full confidence.
His lawyers soon afterwards made it clear he would resign for the £450,000 pay-off, which represented a year's salary. "I had to take off my substantial irritation and think, what at this point is in the best interests of the BBC and the licence fee-payers?" said Mr Fry.
"And I was very clearly of the view that trying to reach this accommodation quickly, to get an acting director general in place and to stabilise the organisation was by far and away more important than sitting on a moral high horse and trying to get the director general to change his mind under which he would leave."
"Did I feel good about it? Absolutely not." But he added: "I still think it was the right thing to do."
Nice work if you can get it .... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A58ecFDFPvQ
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I missed this in yesterday's Guardian...
"Wealthy geezer wanted, A Lord, must be Oxbridge, Opera buffed, Own DAB radio, A friend of Chris, NOT female...
Box 395, ask for Chris, start Monday..."
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