Meanwhile, Back At The BBC
Just a few days into our family holiday in London and I'm already drawn back to the BBC. We were at Oxford Circus when the female half of the Zed clan decided they wanted to spend some time "trying on clothes". This, I now understand, is similar to actual shopping but there is also a good chance that the time invested in this activity wont result in an actual purchase.
I took Zed-son along to Broadcasting House where, I assured him, a cost-free time could be had just hanging around the reception area reading magazines. As it happened we also got a glimpse of newsgathering in action. Reporter Nicholas Witchell was interviewing people about the Corporation's annual report which is out today. We tried to sneak past the live camera but found our exit route blocked by some construction work so we had to sneak past again in the opposite direction. I fear our sneaking antics might have made it on to the six o'clock news.
"Why are BBC reporters always interviewing people about the BBC?" asked my son, in one of those simple, child-like questions that sums up our current state of self-obsession. I had no simple answer.
Instead we marched down to the Trocadero Centre and spent an hour on various games machines including miniature bowling and a space-flight simulator.
More fun than trying on clothes, that's for sure.
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Rumour has it Mr Thompson and Sir Michael have lost the faith of many senior BBC staff.
Should Zed-son really be exposed to such comments on holiday?
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Why is Nick holding a large hamster in front of that man? Is it some kind of BBC ritualistic offering?
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JZ - did you look up at the entrance then? I hope you did!
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God I love broadcasting house. I remember on my first trip to london as a nipper my grandad pointing out "that's where they decide what goes on telly" and being fascinated by the idea that 50% of what the nation saw (at that time) was rooted in that small and fairly pedestrian looking building.
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