Cast of Thousands
Ever wondered what your BBC licence fee is spent on?
Well the good news is that it's going towards a mammoth job creation scheme - down in London.
Where the BBC sent 153 staff to report on a series of 'One Year To Go' events the other day - connected with the Olympic Games.
The London Games are of course being held in 2012 - not 2011.
So this initial wave of 153 BBC staff must be a drop in the ocean - compared to what's planned for next summer.
By way of comparison ITN - which produces several news programmes for ITV and Channel 4 - sent just 22 staff to cover the day-long event - while Sky News sent 11 employees.
The BBC has come in for some a lot of criticism recently - much of it justified I have to say.
Not just over the bloated salaries paid to its senior managers and top 'stars' - hundreds of thousands of pounds a year - but also for the Corporation's overblown coverage of other 'major' news events.
The rescue of the trapped Chilean miners in 2010 - being a good example.
Where the Beeb had around 30 staff camped outside the rescue site 24/7 - as individual miners were brought - one by one - to the surface.
A BBC member of staff covering the event - who did not wish to be named - said the 'cast of thousands' was "complete overkill".
Well the good news is that it's going towards a mammoth job creation scheme - down in London.
Where the BBC sent 153 staff to report on a series of 'One Year To Go' events the other day - connected with the Olympic Games.
The London Games are of course being held in 2012 - not 2011.
So this initial wave of 153 BBC staff must be a drop in the ocean - compared to what's planned for next summer.
By way of comparison ITN - which produces several news programmes for ITV and Channel 4 - sent just 22 staff to cover the day-long event - while Sky News sent 11 employees.
The BBC has come in for some a lot of criticism recently - much of it justified I have to say.
Not just over the bloated salaries paid to its senior managers and top 'stars' - hundreds of thousands of pounds a year - but also for the Corporation's overblown coverage of other 'major' news events.
The rescue of the trapped Chilean miners in 2010 - being a good example.
Where the Beeb had around 30 staff camped outside the rescue site 24/7 - as individual miners were brought - one by one - to the surface.
A BBC member of staff covering the event - who did not wish to be named - said the 'cast of thousands' was "complete overkill".
