[Spencer]

If I recall correctly Sterio Underground is moving to an alternative commercial platform. I'm guessing someone at the BBC didn't want to risk their final episode to be critical of the BBC or promoting where its moving to.

Do they really have such little trust in their presenters?

Given Richard Latto works for the BBC in another capacity (namely remastering classic comedy shows to HD) he’s hardly going to launch a big rant against the corporation.

It’s worth considering that both Global and Bauer consistently put their trust in presenters on local stations, which were about to be replaced with networked programming, to host their final shows. And everyone (to my knowledge) did so with professionalism and dignity.

It just shows, if you treat people with respect, and put your trust in them, they generally repay that trust.