#beyondtheheadlines #datelinewithtamzinouthwaite
#datelinelondon
#datelinethesmokinggun #mockingbirdlane

Huge retreat from individuality+seriousness of programming at #BBC+from localism. Move towards bland corporatism, #homogeneity+ #centralised #control, whether at #bbclocalradio, #Newsnight, now cutting #BBCHARDtalk, ending #DatelineLondon. All shortchanging licence fee payers.