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    From Scott@21:1/5 to All on Mon Aug 29 18:04:08 2022
    Why has the decision to remove Roger Bolton from Radio 4's Feedback
    programme been made by the BBC? I thought the whole point was that
    Feedback should be produced by an independent production company in
    order to challenge the BBC. Surely they should choose the presenter?

    Alternatively, what about Ofcom choosing :-)

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  • From MB@21:1/5 to Scott on Mon Aug 29 19:13:59 2022
    On 29/08/2022 18:04, Scott wrote:
    Why has the decision to remove Roger Bolton from Radio 4's Feedback
    programme been made by the BBC? I thought the whole point was that
    Feedback should be produced by an independent production company in
    order to challenge the BBC. Surely they should choose the presenter?

    Alternatively, what about Ofcom choosing:-)

    The report I read seemed to suggest the new production company changed
    the presenter?

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  • From Brian Gaff@21:1/5 to Scott on Tue Aug 30 08:25:09 2022
    Maybe he was too funny for such a serious programme. gulp.
    Brian

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    "Scott" <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> wrote in message news:76spgh52am3tq3vcn5bd1q6fgphc9nasec@4ax.com...
    Why has the decision to remove Roger Bolton from Radio 4's Feedback
    programme been made by the BBC? I thought the whole point was that
    Feedback should be produced by an independent production company in
    order to challenge the BBC. Surely they should choose the presenter?

    Alternatively, what about Ofcom choosing :-)

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  • From John Williamson@21:1/5 to Scott on Tue Aug 30 08:37:52 2022
    On 29/08/2022 18:04, Scott wrote:
    Why has the decision to remove Roger Bolton from Radio 4's Feedback
    programme been made by the BBC? I thought the whole point was that
    Feedback should be produced by an independent production company in
    order to challenge the BBC. Surely they should choose the presenter?

    Alternatively, what about Ofcom choosing :-)

    The BBC did not make the decision, as Mr. Bolton was not directly
    employed by them, though they may have made a request.

    Reading an article about this, it seems the programme has always been
    and still will be produced by an independent company, and as the result
    of a periodic tendering process, this company has changed, presumably
    because the new one is cheaper. The BBC have always just paid the
    production company for the rights to broadcast it.

    Possibly Mr. Bolton has not come to a mutually satisfying financial
    arrangement with the new production company? Or he may have decided not
    to bother making the change, as he's getting bored or can't be bothered
    making the commute to the new studio?

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  • From MB@21:1/5 to John Williamson on Tue Aug 30 08:47:57 2022
    On 30/08/2022 08:37, John Williamson wrote:
    Possibly Mr. Bolton has not come to a mutually satisfying financial arrangement with the new production company? Or he may have decided not
    to bother making the change, as he's getting bored or can't be bothered making the commute to the new studio?

    That is what I thought, if programmes were all still made in house then
    he would probably still be doing it (unless tempted away by the large
    salaries that commercial radio stations seem to be paying).

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  • From Robin@21:1/5 to Scott on Tue Aug 30 09:07:54 2022
    On 29/08/2022 18:04, Scott wrote:
    Why has the decision to remove Roger Bolton from Radio 4's Feedback
    programme been made by the BBC? I thought the whole point was that
    Feedback should be produced by an independent production company in
    order to challenge the BBC. Surely they should choose the presenter?


    This BBC report quotes without challenge that was the BBC's decision

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62712155

    "The BBC have decided someone else needs to take it over."

    It also reports that he is 76. While some can continue to function
    fully as they approach 80 there are many others who can't.




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  • From Scott@21:1/5 to johnwilliamson@btinternet.com on Tue Aug 30 09:30:42 2022
    On Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:37:52 +0100, John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> wrote:

    On 29/08/2022 18:04, Scott wrote:
    Why has the decision to remove Roger Bolton from Radio 4's Feedback
    programme been made by the BBC? I thought the whole point was that
    Feedback should be produced by an independent production company in
    order to challenge the BBC. Surely they should choose the presenter?

    Alternatively, what about Ofcom choosing :-)

    The BBC did not make the decision, as Mr. Bolton was not directly
    employed by them, though they may have made a request.

    Reading an article about this, it seems the programme has always been
    and still will be produced by an independent company, and as the result
    of a periodic tendering process, this company has changed, presumably >because the new one is cheaper. The BBC have always just paid the
    production company for the rights to broadcast it.

    Possibly Mr. Bolton has not come to a mutually satisfying financial >arrangement with the new production company? Or he may have decided not
    to bother making the change, as he's getting bored or can't be bothered >making the commute to the new studio?

    That's not his position:
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62712155

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  • From Scott@21:1/5 to Robin on Tue Aug 30 09:33:24 2022
    On Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:07:54 +0100, Robin <rbw@outlook.com> wrote:

    On 29/08/2022 18:04, Scott wrote:
    Why has the decision to remove Roger Bolton from Radio 4's Feedback
    programme been made by the BBC? I thought the whole point was that
    Feedback should be produced by an independent production company in
    order to challenge the BBC. Surely they should choose the presenter?

    This BBC report quotes without challenge that was the BBC's decision

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62712155

    "The BBC have decided someone else needs to take it over."

    Exactly. That was my point. If this is produced by an 'independent' production company to challenge the BBC, why should the BBC decide the presenter? It would be like me getting to pick my own judge next time
    I go to court :-)

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