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  • Brilliant… Then we’re all good then… W1A makes a return

    The brilliant comedy, W1A has returned for the third series – and we’re loving it.

    It turns out that there was film in the camera after all, therefore W1A is set to return to BBC Two for a third series of the award-winning comedy written and directed by John Morton.

    This is the year in which the BBC’s Royal Charter is up for renewal. The charter renewal process gives the BBC an opportunity to question everything it does and ask the question whether there is any point to doing any of it anymore. At the heart of this process is the charter renewal group, chaired by Head of Values Ian Fletcher (played by Hugh Bonneville).

    Working alongside Ian in order to help him reset the dial for everyone in the corporation and shine a new light on that dial, or at least shine the old light but with a new bulb so nobody can be in any doubt where the dial is or have any excuse for not being able to read what it says are Anna Rampton, Director of Better (played by Sarah Parish); Simon Harwood, Director of Strategic Governance (played by Jason Watkins); Siobhan Sharpe, Joint CEO of FUN Media (played by Jessica Hynes); David Wilkes, Commissioning Editor Primetime Factuality (played by Rufus Jones); Izzy Gould, Development Executive (played by Ophelia Lovibond); Will Humphries, Assistant to Ian Fletcher (played by Hugh Skinner); Lucy Freeman, Head of Inclusivity (played by Nina Sosanya); Neil Read, Current Head of News and Current Affairs (played by David Westhead) and Tracey Pritchard, Senior Communications Officer (played by Monica Dolan).

    W1A is on Monday nights, 10 PM on BBC 2

  • W1A Series 2 Returns Roaring Its Timid BBC Head

    W1A roars back onto our screens with a laugh a minute. Okay, cool, yeah.

    Life it seems, goes on – at a snails pace sometimes at the BBC.

    BBC 2’s hit comedy, W1A triumphantly returned to our screens last night in a laugh a minute episode, which saw the ‘way ahead taskforce’ and a clueless PR, plan a visit, in the ‘Frankie Howard room’ from royalty.

    An episode in which not a lot happens, which seems to be the running joke. The BBC also needs to sex up its Wimbledon offering as the corporation is in danger of losing its contract. Siobhan Sharpe the PR genius, comes up with brand hash… Mixing brand BBC with brand Wimbledon.

    “Yes,”

    “Brilliant,”

    “Cool,”

    “Great…”

    “The fact is this, it needs to be better.”

    Brilliantly observed we assume and expertly delivered. I laughed at least 5 times in this 1-hour mud flinging, stinging satire on what exactly is wrong with our broadcast services in the UK

     

  • 12 Genius Moments In BBC’s W1A – Episode 2

    If you’ve not seen the BBC’s new show W1A – you simply must. It is BBC comedy at its best. Here are our favourite 12 quotes so far.

    Things are getting complicated for the Britain’s Tastiest Village production team. Having wooed and won Carol Vorderman as Clare Balding’s replacement to co-present with Alan Titchmarsh, they have discovered at the very last minute that Clare Balding is unexpectedly available and she is keen to do the show. The problem is that no-one has told Clare that they were moving on and she unhelpfully turns up for her first production meeting at the same time as Carol Vorderman is leaving.

    Lets nail this puppy to the floor

    Not being funny or anything…

    You totally are on Twitter – as of now you have 14,000 followers

    You’ve pre-tweeted this Ian, you’re totally ahead of trend

    No I don’t want that

    I AM Fletcher @ BBC, just got retweeted by Dannii Minogue

    Is that good?

    Good? It’s like instant penetration to the gay community… it’s Huge….

    You mentioned Carol Vorderman as well, you’ve practically hit gay oil here

    Enjoy your water and we’ll talk soon…

    Could you go down to reception and meet Clare Balding?

    Yeah

    You know who she is?

    oh yeah i know… Horses

    We’ve been retweeted by Enrique Iglesias…. Seven million people around the world – This has pre happened.

    Are we moving? Are we actually going anywhere?

    When Vorderman and Balding meet….

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