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BBC evicts top shows from London | BBC evicts top shows from London |
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Quiz show The Weakest Link is to have its production base moved to Glasgow as part of a plan to make sure the BBC represents all parts of the UK. | Quiz show The Weakest Link is to have its production base moved to Glasgow as part of a plan to make sure the BBC represents all parts of the UK. |
The Anne Robinson-fronted programme is one of a number of shows which will move from London, senior executive Jana Bennett has announced. | The Anne Robinson-fronted programme is one of a number of shows which will move from London, senior executive Jana Bennett has announced. |
Question Time and arts programmes Imagine and Newsnight Review will move to the BBC's new centre in Glasgow. | Question Time and arts programmes Imagine and Newsnight Review will move to the BBC's new centre in Glasgow. |
Crimewatch and Casualty are to be relocated to Cardiff, Ms Bennett added. | Crimewatch and Casualty are to be relocated to Cardiff, Ms Bennett added. |
Casualty moves from Bristol, which will remain the home of natural history programmes and other factual series. | Casualty moves from Bristol, which will remain the home of natural history programmes and other factual series. |
BBC Vision director Jana Bennett on plans to produce more top shows out of London | |
Departments such as sport, children's programmes and BBC Radio 5 Live are already due to have to a new base in Salford, but the announcement from Ms Bennett, the director of BBC Vision, will increase the pace of change. | Departments such as sport, children's programmes and BBC Radio 5 Live are already due to have to a new base in Salford, but the announcement from Ms Bennett, the director of BBC Vision, will increase the pace of change. |
She told the Royal Television Society in London that there would eventually be BBC "centres of excellence" in London, Salford, Bristol, Birmingham, Belfast, Cardiff and Glasgow. | She told the Royal Television Society in London that there would eventually be BBC "centres of excellence" in London, Salford, Bristol, Birmingham, Belfast, Cardiff and Glasgow. |
'Close relationships' | 'Close relationships' |
"I believe that by investing in talent across the UK there will be more talent on our screens which reflect different types of voices and a different sense of place and a different way of thinking," she said. | "I believe that by investing in talent across the UK there will be more talent on our screens which reflect different types of voices and a different sense of place and a different way of thinking," she said. |
"The BBC wants to increase its approval in the north of England, for example, and in Scotland." | "The BBC wants to increase its approval in the north of England, for example, and in Scotland." |
The BBC should develop "close relationships" among people who felt its programmes were "representative" of their lives, she added. | The BBC should develop "close relationships" among people who felt its programmes were "representative" of their lives, she added. |
Approval ratings for the corporation fall noticeably the further people live from London. | Approval ratings for the corporation fall noticeably the further people live from London. |
In response, the BBC plans to produce half its network television programmes outside London by the year 2016. | In response, the BBC plans to produce half its network television programmes outside London by the year 2016. |
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