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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hugh Muir

The BBC's promised land (with bakery)

BBC salford mediacity
You can almost smell the sausage rolls already. Photograph: Christopher Thomond

A time of great moment and change for the BBC, with the annual report due out today, writes Hugh Muir. The leaders must lead. Others will follow. And those they would lead to the all-new citadel of fun and truth in Salford, away from their traditional habitats in Manchester and London, have many questions. The other day, Peter Salmon, head of BBC North, did his best to answer them. "Where will the Blue Peter garden go?" asked one anxious transferee. On the roof apparently. "And will there be a Greggs bakery nearby," inquired another, speaking for the Mancunians present. Everything else may change in their lives, but their favourite meat pies must stay the same.

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