So, just how great are you, boss?

BBC director of news Helen Boaden was the first executive to be grilled at the Beeb's internal news festival, with Andrew Marr conducting the interview. However, the sparsely-attended session elicited few questions until News 24 controller Kevin Bakhurst stepped up to the plate. In a display of sucking-up even a particularly loyal Labour backbencher might blanch at, he asked his boss what she thought the reason was behind the BBC 10 O'Clock News' "superb achievement" in pulling in more than a million more viewers than ITV's News at Ten. With arguably more than a hint of sarcasm, Marr acclaimed the question as a "savaging".