Following the revelations that key BBC North executives Peter Salmon and Adrian Van Klaveren will not actually be relocating to Manchester full time comes the shock news that a major on-screen talent will not be following them. Step forward Basil Brush, corporation veteran and star of CBBC's Basil's Swap Shop. The show is produced by Maidstone-based independent The Foundation and live filming will continue to be based in Kent when BBC children's output moves to Salford's MediaCity. At least his reason for rejecting the move to Manchester isn't because he wants to stay part of the London management clique.
