by Dave Porter | 12th November 2012
Oh dear it just gets worse. Just one day after George Entwistle resigned as BBC Director General, the BBC announced that he’s getting a huge pay off. They are paying him a years salary as a parting gift. His annual salary was £450,000. The BBC say he is...
by Dave Porter | 11th November 2012
The BBC is widely regarded as the finest broadcasting organisation in the world, but events of the last few weeks have thrown that belief into doubt. Mark Thompson, Director General of the BBC, announced in March 2012 that he was leaving his post, he had been...
by Dave Porter | 21st October 2012
The Radio Two breakfast show has nearly nine million listeners, huge. Commercial radio has a smaller audience, but in my day I only had to vaguely mention the word competition and all the phone lines would light up, long before any mention of the number to call. Not...
by Dave Porter | 3rd October 2012
Last evening I watched, as I often do, the BBC six o’clock news. The lead story was from Wales. The bulletin was presented, as many BBC programmes are these days, by someone with a strong Welsh accent – Huw Edwards. Why broadcasters seem to think that...
by Dave Porter | 23rd September 2012
I have an iPhone 5! It’s fantastic. I love it. When the iPhone 5 was announced I could see how good it was, but hadn’t expected to be able to upgrade until next year. But several things ran through my mind. I was talking to Ben Weston, and he pointed out...
by Dave Porter | 16th September 2012
Today is Mark Thompson’s last day as Director General of the BBC. Many within the BBC, and many like me who left the BBC during his tenure, will be happy to see him go. The BBC is unique in many ways, particularly in the way it is funded. I can think of no other...
by Dave Porter | 12th September 2012
Beautiful, just beautiful, and packed with great features and great apps, I can’t wait to see it. Another splendid design from Jony Ive, who really is the best at this sort of thing, a Newcastle University graduate too!. Apple recruit the best people in the...
by Dave Porter | 11th September 2012
Two unique events are occurring in our household this week, two in three days actually. One was yesterday, it was Nick’s 18th birthday. It went well. Here is the birthday boy sampling a pint of real ale, my pint actually. He ordered a Peroni. My quality real ale...
by Dave Porter | 9th September 2012
The photo on the left was taken by Helen, probably in August 1995, Nick and his dad walking in the garden. Nick was about 11 months old then. The photo on the right was taken by Helen today, Sunday 9th September 2012, Nick and his dad walking in the garden. Nick will...
by Dave Porter | 8th September 2012
I like to read, especially on holiday when you can relax, soak up some sunshine and read a good book. Hardbacks are out, too heavy to hold up when you are lying on a sun bed, also why would you pay £20 for a book, when you could wait a few months and get the paperback...
