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Boris
Slams EastEnders Plans
Boris Johnson has accused the BBC of being 'wasteful and out
of touch' for not moving the EastEnders studios to Olympic Park.
The Mayor of London he had even recruited Prime Minister David Cameron to
help rescue plans to move the soap from Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire to
the Olympic media centre in the East End, after he was informed by BBC
director general Mark Thompson that the move had been abandoned.
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt reportedly held last-minute crisis talks with
Thompson to try to save the move to the £330 million facility after the 2012
Games.
Johnson said: "This was an opportunity for the BBC to deliver better value
for money for hard-pressed licence-fee payers and confront critics who say
it's bureaucratic, wasteful and out of touch.
"There was the chance for the BBC to show genuine commitment to the East End
- an area it has harvested for audiences for decades. I'm astonished that
the boss class don't see the obvious advantages of rooting a popular drama
in an area it claims to portray."
The 47-year-old politician - who has cameoed in the soap - claimed the move
could have counteracted 'relentless negativity' in EastEnders' storylines.
Johnson said: "Perhaps if they seized this opportunity their plots and
script lines would reflect the vibrancy and optimism of this critical part
of the capital and not the relentless negativity that often comes across"
A BBC spokesman said: "EastEnders is committed to Elstree and there are no
plans to relocate any time soon. We are not currently in active negotiations
with any party."
September
16
2011 - waveguide.co.uk
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Miranda Hart In For Chris Evans
Miranda Hart will take over from Chris Evans as host of the
Radio 2 breakfast show, for a week next month.
Hart and sidekick Jon Holmes, who have previously presented bank holiday
shows for the station, will present from October 3 while Evans takes a
break.
Holmes, who has written comedies including Dead Ringers, also presents a
Saturday afternoon show on BBC 6 Music.
Hart said she was looking forward to spending mornings with Holmes "and his
ridiculous bed head".
"There aren't many people I am happy to spend the breakfast hours with, but
I can't think of anyone nicer than the Radio 2 massive," she said.
Comedian Holmes, who has also written for shows including Horrible Histories
and The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson, said he was looking
forward to waking up "between Miranda on one side and the entire nation on
the other".
"That promises to be quite some party the night before," he added.
September
16
2011 - waveguide.co.uk
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Major New C4
Gameshow
Channel 4 has commissioned The Bank Job (working title), a
week-long live event on Channel 4 giving viewers the chance to pull off the
ultimate heist. The programme will be presented by a big name host to be
announced.
Each night of the week four players are taken to a bank vault filled with
hundreds of thousands of pounds of real money. They play a high jeopardy,
competitive game of knowledge, judgement and luck. By the end of the night
one will be leaving with a briefcase full of cash - the other three will be
going home empty-handed. But this is actually just the beginning for the
nightly winners .... on the final night the five winners from the five shows
will return with the money they've won, pooling it together to compete
against each other in a nail biting, winner-takes all final. It's the
ultimate showdown with a huge twist that could see one player walk out of
the bank with the entire prize pot - a life-changing fortune.
Online is a crucial element in The Bank Job. A month before the show starts
an online game will launch which will also be the only way to become a
contestant on the show.
September
16
2011 - waveguide.co.uk
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