[AndrewP]

"This is London"...

Ever since the World Service business department were moved out of London, sometimes the presenter proudly proclaims that it's "Live from Media City in Salford". Doesn't seem to hold quite the same gravitas as London..


Whilst some voices in certain regions want there a greater emphasis on other parts of the UK, the fact of the matter is that in many ways London is the UK. Granted, other regions probably do have stories that are worthy of being on the national news.

But if they do move the One, the likelihood is that what's been said and done in London will still dominate the domestic side of bulletins over the news from other regions, regardless of where the bulletin is. In this way I can't see how this serves anyone better.


Moving departments willy-nilly isn't a good direction either.
I believe the move of the Tech dept to Glasgow was one of the reasons Rory Cellan-Jones left.
London, Cambridge, the Thames Valley are the main technological "hubs" in the UK.
Why, then, the move to Glasgow?
How is reporting on technological innovations from there instead of London better serving the country?

How much more talent and expertise will the BBC lose if they keep acting in this haphazard fashion?

I do feel for the staff still at the BBC. They can't seem to be able to catch a break at the moment.
Whilst on-screen the quality of programmes seem to be declining


I don't know if this is something being done already but I think a newsier "Countryfile" style programme would better serve the nations and regions more, perhaps around the evening news on One on a Saturday.