So despite all the publicity it has spawned, BBC North boss Peter Salmon has still not bought a house up in Salford. According to the Daily Mail, on Tuesday Salmon was asked at a conference whether he had yet purchased a home in the region and replied: "I don't think it is about whether people buy. It is about your commitment. My intention is still to buy up there." In other news, Monkey has been sent an interesting picture of a giant BBC advert used to greet tram users in the Greater Manchester area advertising the corporation's dramas that are "made in the north". One of the actors featured is ... you guessed it ... Mrs Peter Salmon, AKA the award-winning Sarah Lancashire. Last Tango in Halifax star Sarah may be making dramas in the north, but still resides in genteel Richmond in west London with Peter. However, he is a hot favourite for the vacant BBC Vision job in London, so perhaps Peter will never have to make good on that "intention" to buy.
