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It’s the numbers, stupid! In the government’s 132-page report on the future of the BBC, published on Thursday, there was no shortage of references to distinctiveness and diversity, two of the watchwords of John Whittingdale’s vision for the future of the BBC.It’s the numbers, stupid! In the government’s 132-page report on the future of the BBC, published on Thursday, there was no shortage of references to distinctiveness and diversity, two of the watchwords of John Whittingdale’s vision for the future of the BBC.
As if to allay fears that the make-up of the new BBC board would effectively turn the corporation into a state broadcaster, independent – or independence – crops up no fewer than 78 times.As if to allay fears that the make-up of the new BBC board would effectively turn the corporation into a state broadcaster, independent – or independence – crops up no fewer than 78 times.
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Strictly Come Dancing garners two mentions, as you might expect, twice as many as the Great British Bake Off or Wolf Hall (there were presumably lots more until its director Peter Kosminsky stood up to accept his Bafta on Sunday).Strictly Come Dancing garners two mentions, as you might expect, twice as many as the Great British Bake Off or Wolf Hall (there were presumably lots more until its director Peter Kosminsky stood up to accept his Bafta on Sunday).
There was another for The Archers but nothing for the BBC’s biggest and most enduring hit, watched by more people in the course of a year than any other – EastEnders.There was another for The Archers but nothing for the BBC’s biggest and most enduring hit, watched by more people in the course of a year than any other – EastEnders.
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partner/partnership 32partner/partnership 32
value for money 29value for money 29
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Sky 10Sky 10
Netflix 4Netflix 4
Strictly Come Dancing 2Strictly Come Dancing 2
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The Archers 1The Archers 1
EastEnders zeroEastEnders zero