The Executive Board is responsible for operational management of BBC services.
Senior Staff: Vision
- Ben is responsible for the commissioning of all drama programmes on television and online.
- His priority is to work with the best of British talent to make projects which will appeal to the BBC's different audiences and to ensure that licence fee payers receive a range of quality and original drama.
Salary and total remuneration: August 2011
Salary: £160,000
Total remuneration: £167,800
Biography
Last updated September 2008
Ben Stephenson was appointed Controller, Drama Commissioning in September 2008.
Previously as Head of Drama Commissioning, Ben Stephenson oversaw drama development, production and strategy for BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three and BBC Four as well as online. This included output as diverse as No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Lark Rise To Candleford, Oliver Twist, Criminal Justice and Survivors.
Ben joined the BBC in 2004 as Head of Development, Independent Drama, and subsequently became Head of Development, Fiction.
He studied Drama at Manchester University before spending three years at Granada Television where he was script editor on a variety of dramas.
Ben then worked at Channel 4 where he was Editor, Series for over two years working on dramas such as No Angels, Teachers and Buried.
Before joining the BBC he worked as a development producer at Shed Productions and Tiger Aspect.
Expenses and central bookings
Expenses are costs incurred by BBC staff on behalf of the BBC and claimed through the BBC's expenses system (e-expenses). Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the BBC and booked through the BBC's central bookings system. Both expenses and central bookings are published every three months.
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- Ben Stephenson had no e-expenses paid in Q3 2011-12
- Ben Stephenson's central bookings Q3 2011-12 PDF (92KB)
- Ben Stephenson's e-expenses Q2 2011-12 PDF (39KB)
- Ben Stephenson's central bookings Q2 2011-12 PDF (75KB)
- Ben Stephenson's e-expenses Q1 2011-12 PDF (113KB)
- Ben Stephenson's central bookings Q1 2011-12 PDF (92KB)
- Ben Stephenson's e-expenses Q4 2010-11 PDF (103KB)
- Ben Stephenson's central bookings Q4 2010-11 PDF (109KB)
- Ben Stephenson's e-expenses Q3 2010-11 PDF (139KB)
- Ben Stephenson's central bookings Q3 2010-11 PDF (45KB)
- Ben Stephenson's e-expenses Q2 2010-11 PDF (135KB)
- Ben Stephenson's central bookings Q2 2010-11 PDF (107KB)
- Ben Stephenson had no e-expenses paid in Q1 2010-11
- Ben Stephenson's central bookings Q1 2010-11 PDF (68KB)
- Ben Stephenson's e-expenses Q4 2009-10 PDF (144KB)
- Ben Stephenson's central bookings Q4 2009-10 PDF (95KB)
- Ben Stephenson's e-expenses Q3 2009-10 PDF (78KB)
- Ben Stephenson's central bookings Q3 2009-10 PDF (107KB)
- Ben Stephenson had no e-expenses paid in Q2 2009-10
- Ben Stephenson's central bookings Q2 2009-10 PDF (128KB)
- Ben Stephenson's e-expenses Q1 2009-10 PDF (64KB)
- Ben Stephenson's central bookings Q1 2009-10 PDF (86KB)
Gifts and Hospitality Register
Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with BBC policy. Information about gifts and hospitality is published every three months.
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- Ben Stephenson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2011-12
- Ben Stephenson's Gifts and Hospitality Register Q2 2011-12 PDF (29KB)
- Ben Stephenson's Gifts and Hospitality Register Q1 2011-12 PDF (28KB)
- Ben Stephenson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2010-11
- Ben Stephenson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2010-11
- Ben Stephenson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2010-11
- Ben Stephenson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2010-11
- Ben Stephenson's Gifts and Hospitality Register Q4 2009-10 PDF (28KB)
- Ben Stephenson's Gifts and Hospitality Register Q3 2009-10 PDF (38KB)
- Ben Stephenson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2009-10
- Ben Stephenson had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2009-10
Declaration of personal interests
Staff must make a declaration of their personal and business interests, including any memberships or directorships of public or industry bodies, and any shareholdings, as well as any interests that their immediate families may also have.
A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the Data Protection Act.
This information is published annually, although if any amendments are made during the year an updated summary will be published if necessary as soon as it is available.
