Lord Patten was introduced to BBC staff on the first day of his first week of his new job, telling them over Auntie's faintly sinister sounding internal "ring main" system he "hoped" it could avoid closing services as it implements swingeing budget cuts. The former Tory party chairman and governor of Hong Kong was also quizzed on his consumption of BBC content, shocking staff who were convinced he was a fan of DJ Spoony and Cash in the Attic by telling them he listens to Radio 4 and enjoys political and sport programmes. He also spent the weekend catching up on Wallander, but unfortunately he hasn't watched Sherlock yet because the "tapes" the BBC sent him ended seven minutes into each episode. Which was either a slip of the tongue – or, more worryingly, could the new BBC Trust chairman really still be watching TV shows on fuddy-duddy old video tape? If so, Monkey dreads to think how he'll ever get to grips with the iPlayer.
