Jimmy Saville is still alive...

i sort of imagined "head of news" helen boaden would be editor in chief, guess not?

anyway, so long george "light touch" entwistle, we hardly knew ye

to sum up:

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1281243/astros.gif

^^^ sorry, that means nothing to us brits ..

(well ok, maybe not all, but me .. )

perhaps the addition of "yakety sax" will clarify things for the UK contingent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PXj8m4yZyo

all i can see is some blokes chucking a ball about a field ..

(i tease .. )

Boaden has gone now, too.

the old Louis Theroux ep is on /\BC2 right now, any Australian thread denizens

Just caught the last half. Jesus H crow. What a frightening man.

rpt late tomorrow night iirc - worth catching the start for more context (or on iV1ew now of course)

Why are we g00g13pr00f1ng "ABC"?

Why aren't you?

After all, all the cool kids are doing it.

0h 5h1t 50rr`/

boaden isn't gone, she has "stood aside" and expects to come back after the pollard review

and i wouldn't be surprised if rippon expects to come back as well

if he has a show to come back to, of course

ban onimo, vicious doxxing

Isn't the story though that they been trying to shift Boaden for some time now? They wanted to shift her to Head of Audio but she refused. Her expectations may not be met, here.

Rippon's looking prudent compared to the temporary Newsnight editor...

From Ch4's Alex Thompson:
"George Entwhistle's pay-off amounts to about £260 for every working day of his 23y at BBC"

That cushions the sword falling a wee bit.

More like £70 a day if you exclude his pension pot.

This might sound stupid, but does anyone else feel that the BBC are in a 'can't win' kind of situation as regards everything going on?

What should they be 'winning' in this situation?

Breaking news: Detectives from Jimmy Savile investigation arrest man in his 60s in Bedfordshire. More details soon …

can think of one beardy former r1 dj that lives in bedfordshire btw

OMG ?

Stoke Mandeville is right on the border with Bedfordshire too though so maybe it's something to do with that instead, I dunno.

The Children in Need homepage is linking to a Wogan page with a large picture of Freddie Starr. Oops.

On the other hand, sky news bloke is tweeting that it's thought to be 'a former totp presenter' xp

can think of one beardy former r1 dj that lives in bedfordshire btw

― Albert Crampus (NickB), Thursday, 15 November 2012 10:09 (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

rhymes with a tasty sandwich ?

diddy david hamilton sandwich

Dave Lee Biro?

Akon Dutty?

Paul Gammonblini?

dairy quorn cake

Noel Breadmonds?

Tony Black Bun

Regg 'buck' Buffin?

Custos Slice

Paul Gammonblini?

More of a jam panini fan meself.

Simon "Egg" Mayo

Richard Bacon Lettuce and Tomato

In a statement, the Met said the latest arrest "falls under the strand of the investigation we have termed 'Others'", meaning the allegations are unrelated to Savile.

the met really has a way with words

http://blogs.sundaymercury.net/anorak-city/lost-others1_1240594171.jpg

Aung San Suu Kyi unavailable for comment.

Haha!

i wish there was a copy on You Tube of the DLT 'run and tell your mummy it's the hairy monster!' jingle.

Sky naming DLT

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/jimmy-savile/9680420/Dave-Lee-Travis-arrested-as-part-of-Jimmy-Savile-sex-abuse-probe.html