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The Guardian - UK
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Monkey

David Dimbleby plays hard to get

Question Time's David Dimbleby: 'always reluctant to sign a contract'
Question Time's David Dimbleby: 'always reluctant to sign a contract'. Photograph: Des Willie/BBC/Mentorn

Will he sign? Won't he sign? No Monkey's not talking about Simon Cowell, but David Dimbleby. The long-running story about whether or not he will sign a new contract rumbles on. BBC director of news Helen Boaden said on Tuesday at the Voice of the Listener and Viewer conference: "He is definitely doing Question Time." But when asked why he has not signed a new deal Boaden said: "David is always reluctant to sign a contract." It could be a long summer.

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