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BBC Northern Ireland Management Review 2012/13

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MANAGEMENT REVIEW 2012/13 – NORTHERN IRELAND

Management Review 2012/13 – Northern Ireland

BBC Northern Ireland will continue to develop the range and appeal of its local and network content to meet the needs of our home and UK-wide audiences

CONTENTS01 NATIONAL DIRECTOR INTRODUCTION02 TWO MINUTE SUMMARY 04 SERVICE PERFORMANCE11 KEY PRIORITIES FOR NEXT YEAR 12 CONTACTS13 NORTHERN IRELAND MANAGEMENT

Front coverProms in the Park at the Titanic Slipways.

If you wish to find out more about the BBC’s year – including full financial statements and performance against other public commitments – then please visit www.bbc.co.uk/annual report

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NATIONAL DIRECTOR INTRODUCTION

‘‘ Innovation is the lifeblood of broadcasting. It involves the development of new formats and ideas and finding better ways to engage local and network audiences. Our ambition is to reflect the variety of people’s lives and to nurture and showcase local creative talent.’’

Peter Johnston

This has been an important year for BBC Northern Ireland during which our services enjoyed broad and popular appeal. Across the period, we had a rich mix of content on TV, radio and online for local and UK audiences and have achieved record audience figures and approval.

Our core task of reflecting society in all its different aspects, providing impartial news and current affairs and showcasing the stories, talent and creativity of this place remains as important today as at any time in our history.

There were many stand out moments from the Titanic Centenary, the Olympic Torch Relay, The Queen’s Jubilee visit, Proms in the Park to the spectacular Sons and Daughters concert opening Derry~Londonderry, UK City of Culture 2013. It was also a year of transformation.

Digital switchover for TV took place marked by a unique programme simulcast with UTV and BBC One NI HD was launched securing an important platform for our local content in the future. Our plans continue to ensure the right technical and property infrastructure is in place for the next era of public service broadcasting.

While there has been remarkable creative, editorial and technical achievement, the year has not been without its challenges. Our activities are taken forward in the midst of real financial constraint. The challenge now is to maintain the range and appeal of what we do and the approval of our licence-fee payers.

By developing existing partnership arrangements and investing in new initiatives, we can make the licence-fee investment in Northern Ireland work even harder, leveraging creative and economic benefits for the BBC, the wider creative sector and our local audiences.

Peter JohnstonDirector, BBC Northern Ireland

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TWO MINUTE SUMMARY

BBC Northern Ireland aims to provide something of value for everyone in the community through a broad range of programmes and services which inform and stimulate debate, celebrate and support cultural and sporting life, and reflect local interests and experiences for audiences within Northern Ireland and across the UK.

Hours of local television output by genre in 2012/13These totals describe local programming on BBC NI television during 2012/13; 73.93 hours of this output (with a value of £5.35m Gross and £5.25m Net) was commissioned from the local independent sector.

Genre Hours of programming produced

Comedy, Entertainment and Music 18

News and Weather 379

Current Affairs 29

Sport 72

Factual and Factual Entertainment 83.93

Drama 3.10

Children’s and Education 11.95

Average weekly 15-minute reach of BBC One in Northern Ireland (%)Reach is described as a percentage of the total population who consumed BBC television programming over a specified time period (in this case 15 minutes). These totals reflect the continuing popularity of BBC television, but also the effect of competition from other broadcast services on digital platforms.

Average weekly 15-minute reach of BBC Two in Northern Ireland (%)Reach is described as a percentage of the total population who consumed BBC television programming over a specified time period (in this case 15 minutes). BBC Two remains the primary channel for much of our sports and minority language programming. It is also used to give audiences another opportunity to see local programmes.

Hours of BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle output by genre in 2012/2013These totals describe the volume and type of programming provided by BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle. Much of this output involves listener interaction. Continuous output in this categorisation includes specialist music and other strands.

Genre Hours of programming produced

Continuous output 4,891

News and Weather 3,529

Sport 479

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Average weekly reach for BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle (%)Reach is described as a percentage of the total population who consumed local BBC Radio services in Northern Ireland. These totals represent an average of the quarterly audiences figures that were produced by Rajar across the review period. BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle retains its place as the region’s most popular station.

Local BBC television output totals (Hours)These totals describe the hours of BBCNI television programming for local audiences. The volume and profile of our output is aligned against relevant Service Licence and SoPPs commitments and the BBC’s Public Purposes. These totals can fluctuate over time as a result of the cost/type of programme being commissioned, the timetabling of programme deliveries, etc.

Average weekly unique browsers of BBCNI Online (Millions)These totals describe the average number of weekly unique browsers during April each year on the BBCNI website.

BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle output totals (Hours)These totals describe the hours of programming on BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle. The volume, profile and content of our output are aligned against the station’s Service Licence and the BBC’s Public Purposes. These totals can fluctuate over time as a result of cost/type of programme being commissioned, the timetabling of programme deliveries, etc. In 2012/13, the reduction in hours was due to the station closing transmission at midnight.

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BBC Northern Ireland TelevisionBBC Northern Ireland television represents and reflects Northern Ireland’s wider society in the context of continuing, significant political, economic and social change. This is the focus of our local news and non-news output which seeks to capture and portray all aspects of local life to home and UK-wide audiences. Our programme mix is constantly rejuvenated with new formats, talent, ideas and approaches; an evolutionary strategy originating from the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.

BBC Northern Ireland news and current affairs is a defining aspect of our output. Within a highly competitive television news market, it is trusted and valued by our audiences particularly during times of crisis when people often turn to us for updates and information.

The news gathering capability of BBC Newsline and investigative strength of Spotlight provide debate, analysis and exploration of issues affecting the whole community and the important stories of the day. BBC Newsline reaches 55% of the adult population in Northern Ireland each week.

This year, substantial air-time was dedicated to large-scale civic and community events which began with live coverage and specials around the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, the arrival of the Olympic Torch Relay, The Queen’s Jubilee visit to Northern Ireland and historical features on the Ulster Covenant and Derry~Londonderry, UK City of Culture 2013.

Major news stories included the computer crisis at the Ulster Bank; the opening of the Marie Stopes clinic in Belfast which featured as a BBC Network exclusive; coverage of the Union Flag protests; the horse meat food scare; and a major operation to cover the Spring snow storm, the subsequent farming crisis and Executive’s emergency response plans.

Spotlight’s Missing Millions, an investigation into Sean Quinn’s assets was one of the most watched BBC One local programmes with 17% of the NI adult population tuning in. And the BAFTA and Celtic award-winning programme, Shame of the Catholic Church, for This World generated multiple spin-off stories and reaction with a network audience of 1.2 million.

Hearts and Minds concluded after a long and distinguished run. The View, a new political debate programme launched. Stormont Today, Sunday Politics and Inside Politics were refreshed and BBC Newsline moved to single-headed presentation with distinguished broadcaster, Noel Thompson moving to Good Morning Ulster.

Our specialist correspondents delivered stories on health, education, security, policing, justice, business and the economy and also covered politics and the work of the Assembly and Executive. Holding to account, reporting on and analysing the work of the devolved institutions will remain a strong commitment of the BBC in Northern Ireland.

Darragh MacIntyre in the BAFTA award-winning Shame of the Catholic Church for This World

Mark Carruthers presents a new politics discussion programme, The View

Television, radio and online – bringing the stories of local people to audiences at home and across the UK.

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Sporting fixtures and achievements featured across our output; not least the success of our local golfers. We chronicled the world-beating achievements of Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell and Darren Clarke making use of unique access. A documentary; Rory Being Number One, followed the sporting icon during a remarkable 12 months.

As well as domestic and international soccer, live coverage of rugby including the Six Nations Championship; the Schools’ and MacRory cups, GAA and the NW200, summer 2012 had a full line up for sports fans.

The Olympic Torch Relay arrived building up to the London 2012 event around which we commissioned documentaries to capture the 1972 triumph of Mary Peters in The Golden Girl and the ambitions of partially-sighted athlete in Jason Smith – Olympic Vision.

And as part of the Olympic Opening Ceremony, BBC NI events produced a short film featuring 150 young people performing ‘The Londonderry Air’ from the Giant’s Causeway broadcast to an audience world-wide.

Celebration and spectacle also marked the homecoming of the Derry~Londonderry yacht taking part in the round-the-world Clipper Race in time for Derry~Londonderry, UK City of Culture celebrations 2013.

Bespoke content across the BBC’s local and network services marked the cultural and creative significance of this event and the history, heritage and contemporary life in the North West including Carlo Gebler’s exploration of The Siege of Derry and coverage of the 400th anniversary of the City Walls.

Attracting large and appreciative audiences, the festival opened with the Sons and Daughters concert produced by BBC Northern Ireland in partnership with the Culture Company. Derry’s world class artistic and creative talent came home to give magical performances opened by Phil Coulter and the Town I Loved So Well.

Sarah Travers, Claire McCollum and Gavin Andrews follow the Olympic Torch Relay BBC Proms in the Park at Titanic Slipways

The Arts Show on BBC Two broadcast regular festival interviews, features and round-ups as part of its role to broadly reflect cultural and artistic life in Northern Ireland. It also covered the Belfast Festival at Queen’s.

Other large-scale television events, supported through our partnership with the Ulster Orchestra included a St Patrick’s Day concert from the Waterfront Hall with Clannad and Proms in the Park, from the Titanic Slipways.

It was one of many memorable live events and programmes to mark the centenary of the sinking of RMS Titanic. The Titanic Season broadcast 23 hours of television and 11 hours of radio including the BBC Two network concert; Titanic: A Commemoration in Music and Film. Five hours of Titanic related television content was simulcast across the BBC’s networks with an audience reach of 12 million.

Songs of Praise commissioned programmes around BBC Northern Ireland’s significant events and anniversaries with a third, also by local in-house producers coming from Enniskillen marking Remembrance Day.

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And a combined choir of school children from Grosvenor Grammar School, Lagan College and Lumen Christi College joined over 2,000 pupils UK-wide to help the BBC’s annual Children In Need appeal raise more than £700,000 in Northern Ireland.

BBC Northern Ireland delivered content around significant historic events. Dig WW2 with Dan Snow explored Northern Ireland’s key role in the outcome of the Second World War and William Crawley fronted landmark programmes on The Ulster Covenant and the history of Presbyterianism in the epic and beautifully filmed, Independent People. Mapping Ulster, told the important story of the early Scottish migration to Ulster.

Architectural themes were explored in Dan Cruickshank’s Written in Stone. This fast-paced series explored what buildings can tell us about community history and uncovered some hidden delights. Dan attended a special pre-view screening, part of a BBC NI programme of audience engagement initiatives including talks, tours, shows and events.

The legacies of the Troubles were explored in 14 Days with powerful personal testimony from Father Alec Reid about his role in one of the most difficult episodes in Northern Ireland’s recent history. Bloody Friday revealed the story of one of Northern Ireland’s atrocities. And in My Journey’s End, Senator George Mitchell returned to see the dividend of peace negotiations.

The continuing impact of the economic downturn was explored in Departure Diaries, Closure and Closing Down. And trouble-shooter, Nick Hewer, of The Apprentice travelled back for a further series of The Farm Fixer.

High quality, distinctive factual and entertainment programmes were strategically placed into the schedule. This content ‘uniquely of Northern Ireland’ reflects community experiences and adds value to the performance of the BBC in Northern Ireland.

In Taxi Tales Belfast cabbies gave their ‘take’ on city life; Love and Death in the City Hall observed life’s big events; and The Baby Makers followed couples undergoing fertility treatment. Stephen Nolan heard the trials and triumphs of some remarkable individuals in a new six-part series Story of A Lifetime and continued his television debate programme The Nolan Show.

Capturing the diversity of contemporary local life is part of BBC Northern Ireland’s role. It has produced some unique and unusual television stories, including Israeli journalist Ithamar Handelman Smith’s insights into Northern Ireland in Shalom Belfast; farmer Alan Graham’s encounter with the music industry in Rhianna’s Farmer and a portrait of Father Brian D’Arcy in the Turbulent Priest.

Comedy, entertainment and drama output diversifies the schedule and makes use of new formats, talent and returning series.

An Independent People presented by William Crawley

Dan Cruickshank’s fast paced series on architectural history, Written in Stone The Nolan Show, tackling tough issues

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Monumental, took a wry look at the peculiarities of Northern Ireland; Edinburgh Comedy Nights presented Irish highlights from this year’s fringe festival; and ‘mentalist’ David Meade returned in Make Believe. Our home grown drama 6 Degrees was commissioned for a second series developing new writing, acting and directing talent for the future.

Irish Language programmes ranging from music, drama to sport and history are a regular feature of our BBC Two weekday schedule and are supported by the Irish Language Broadcast Fund. Ulster-Scots content has also enjoyed greater prominence on local television.

A stand-out, unique television moment was the live simulcast by BBC NI and UTV of The Magic Box celebrating almost 60-years of analogue TV. Attended by an audience of industry talent, the event marked the completion of digital switchover in the UK.

Our work to build a more sustainable production base in Northern Ireland and to improve the portrayal of our region across the BBC’s UK-wide networks continues through increasing the supply of network television programmes.

Working with the local independent sector, we are developing a strong portfolio of commissions in factual, drama, entertainment, day-time and current affairs to achieve our 3% target of total network television expenditure by 2016.

In this period, current affairs production teams were responsible for Panorama programmes on BBC One about abortion, cancer, Afghanistan, Russia, tax avoidance and an investigation into Mick Philpott’s activities in The Derby Fire. For This World, BBC Two we produced the BAFTA and Celtic Media Festival award-winning investigation into Shame of the Catholic Church; Vatican, A History of Syria with Dan Snow and for BBC Three, Make Me A Muslim.

Our factual and features team delivered content for the One Show, Sunday Morning Live, Wanted Down Under and Points of View and also How We Won the War for BBC Two and for BBC Four; Here Comes Summer – The Undertones Story.

BBC NI drama went into production with the psychological thriller, The Fall for BBC Two. It was filmed entirely on location in Belfast with the second series of the BBC NI executive produced police drama, Line of Duty also being filmed locally. County Fermanagh provided the setting for the BBC One comedy series, Blandings; all increasing Northern Ireland’s profile and viability as a filming destination.

A highlight of BBC Northern Ireland’s extensive network radio offer and ‘one of the biggest all-star radio drama events of the year,’ was Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere for BBC Radio 4. For CBeebies, Sesame Tree brought diverse local voices and experiences to a network audience.

BBC Radio Ulster/FoyleBBC Radio Ulster/Foyle is the most listened to station in Northern Ireland. Its reach and popularity remain unparalleled in wider BBC terms with community connection at the core of its appeal. It gives expression to a diverse range of views, opinions and voices and celebrates the region’s unique cultural, historical and linguistic diversity.

Predominantly speech-based, the service provides news and information, hard hitting investigations, specialist and mainstream music, language, arts, comedy and entertainment and a programme of event-led outside broadcasts.

6 Degrees returns for a second seriesPeter Johnston, Director BBC NI, presenter, Eamonn Holmes and Michael Wilson, Managing Director UTV at the Magic Box live studio event

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Our news coverage on BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle updates listeners with immediate and comprehensive coverage of breaking or important stories and the background analysis which helps to explain the important matters of the day. During times of disruption and uncertainty, listeners value radio’s ability to respond flexibly to fast changing stories and circumstances with regular news bulletins and updates.

Good Morning Ulster helps to establish the news agenda of the day before handing over to Stephen Nolan’s weekday show. His lively discussion programme regularly makes headline news, investigates community issues and holds policy and decision makers to account.

Political developments at the Assembly were analysed in Inside Politics with Mark Devenport, including a special edition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Ulster Covenant. Newsmakers rounded up pick of the week’s important stories from Good Morning, Ulster, Talk Back and Evening Extra.

Community news and connections were also a feature of Your Place and Mine and the work of its network of local correspondents.

Maintaining the quality and range of BBC Radio Ulster output, remained a priority this year, as the station restructured with the loss of a number of management and production posts under BBC Northern Ireland’s Delivering Quality First efficiency programme.

We continued however, to strengthen our close community ties through a programme of outside broadcast and events. Presenters and production teams from Talkback, Good Morning Ulster, the Saturday Magazine and Gardner’s Corner took to the road; with Hugo Duncan pleasing crowds with his popular brand of outdoor entertainment.

A live astronomy special, presented by Anne-Marie McAleese came from Oxford Island in Starry Starry Night and to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Belfast’s Ulster Hall, The Great Northern Songbook showcased a host of home-grown music acts performing the greatest songs from Northern Ireland.

And live from the Titanic Slipways, BBC Radio Ulster broadcast Proms in the Park as part of the Titanic centenary. It also broadcast 42 of the Titanic Letters, notes written before and after the sinking, read by celebrities with a Northern Ireland connection.

Our documentary output ranged widely. Themes from the Troubles were considered in The Ceasefire Generation, The Red Hand of Ulster; and Inside the Torture Chamber – an insight into interrogation methods used by the security forces in Northern Ireland; while The Game of Their Lives followed the developing relationship between the GAA and the police.

Christmas with the Clintons looked at the role and influence of the famous couple on local politics while William Crawley examined issues of national identity in Northern Ireland in Who Are We Now? He also explored 150-years of academic life in Queen’s University, Belfast Built.

John Bennett, in a new series, The Gathering, reflected on some of the stand-out moments in Northern Ireland life. Lost Railways took a lyrical journey along some of Ulster’s closed railway lines while Dr Eamon Phoenix accompanied listeners in Hidden History through some of Ulster’s byways and historic sites. And our weekly science magazine programme, What Next charted developments in this fascinating world.

Broadcaster Noel Thompson joins the Good Morning Ulster Team with Karen Patterson and Conor Bradford

Bronagh Gallagaher, on a high note at The Great Northern Song Book in the Ulster Hall

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BBC Radio Ulster acts as development platform providing opportunity for innovation and new ideas. In A Perforated Ulster, The Hole in the Wall Gang launched a brand new radio sketch show delivering their humorous verdict on politicians and current events in Northern Ireland. IQ NI a comedy panel show was also new with William Caulfield; So It Is and the Blame Game continuing their run.

Arts Extra rounded up cultural and entertainment events in Northern Ireland with a weekly programme coming from BBC Radio Foyle in the North West. William Crawley returned with a new series of literary news, previews, reviews and insight in The Book Programme.

Specialist music across the BBC Radio Ulster schedule is celebrated in many forms; live recordings; documentaries, performances and concerts and through established programme strands including ATL, Strike Up the Band, Sing Carols and music-making with the Ulster Orchestra in Sounds Classical. An Evening with Van Morrison celebrated the magic of the man and his music.

The place and importance of religion in local society is reflected in our schedule through music, worship and discussion programmes including, Morning Service, Sunday Sequence and Sounds Sacred. Sports coverage included live fixture commentaries and analysis and we reflected local cultural traditions in a portfolio of Irish and Ulster-Scots output.

We also announced an ambitious new partnership between BBC radio and the British Library, The Listening Project capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.

Brand new sketch show, A Perforated Ulster from The Hole in the Wall Gang

A special BBC Radio Ulster recording with Van Morrison celebrating the music and the man

A new Editor of BBC Radio Foyle was appointed and played a key role in co-ordinating BBC Northern Ireland and the BBC UK’s involvement in Derry~Londonderry, UK City of Culture 2013. A new programme, Pure Culture was launched and a purpose built studio set up in Ebrington as part of BBC Radio Foyle’s role in enabling festivities in the North West to reach region wide audiences.

Over the next period, BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle’s output will maximise listener involvement and will refresh some of our most popular and long established programme strands, trying new and different ways of doing things and making best use of production and presenter talent. Maintaining its reach, appeal and depth of connection with local audiences will be key priorities for the coming period.

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New media/technologyDigital switchover in Northern Ireland completed in 2012, involving close co-ordination on a cross-border basis. Simultaneously BBC One NI was launched in HD.

Online and related developments in new technologies, including the availability of most local programmes on the BBC’s iPlayer and Radio iPlayer is extending choice and enhancing the services we provide to local audiences.

Our website bbc.co.uk/ni drives large numbers of users to its coverage of sporting and major news events and up-dates audiences with important information.

Digital developments and social media continue to transform our work and the speed and frequency of our interaction with audiences. Working to secure the widest availability of local BBC services in a fast-changing digital environment across PC, TV, tablet and mobile devices will remain a priority going forward.

Staying abreast of technological development is an important part of what we do. BBC Northern Ireland’s Technology Operations team hosted the first Creative Collisions 2012 event in partnership with Invest NI showcasing media technology to the wider digital creative sector.

Our work in promoting media-literacy will continue, including initiatives such as BBC School Report and the creation of materials that support the needs of local school curriculums and which also engage a wider audience in learning experiences.

Aim High, a trainee scheme to attract emerging talent into the industry launched for the second time and BBC Northern Ireland continues to play an important supporting role in initiatives such as the Belfast Festival at Queen’s and the Belfast Media Festival.

PartnershipsPartnership working is an area in which we have a long track record. It helps us to achieve our objectives and optimises the benefits of BBC investment building on established strengths and expertise.

Deepening our relationship with our formal partners, the Ulster Orchestra, the BBC Writer in Residence initiative at Queen’s University Belfast, our media training programme with CSV and the National Museums of Northern Ireland extends the reach and impact of what we do.

Formal and informal collaboration with a range of partners has produced some remarkable broadcasting moments, events, conversations, exhibitions and training opportunities. It is our ambition going forward to seek out new co-operative ways of working.

BBC in partnership with the Ulster Orchestra at The Great Northern Songbook

Sir Peter Stothard delivers the 2012 BBC annual Louis MacNeice lecture at Queen’s University Belfast

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KEY PRIORITIES FOR NEXT YEAR

The BBC has a rich and varied past, securing its future and serving audiences better, will require constant innovation and renewal.

NetworkWe will increase the volume, value and range of network television programmes produced in Northern Ireland, working in partnership with the independent sector, and will seek to explore development opportunities in network radio.

PartnershipsWe will seek to develop new partnership opportunities as a means of extending the creative and other benefits of BBC investment in Northern Ireland.

LocalWe will seek to maintain the reach, relevance and editorial ambition of BBC NI’s local programmes and services, making use of new formats and talent and taking account of audience feedback and research.

ValueWe will continue to pursue a managed programme of savings and efficiencies across all aspects of our work, aligning effort and resources against core BBC purposes and priorities, and seeking always to provide value for money for local licence fee payers.

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CONTACTS

If you wish to find out more about the BBC’s year – including full financial statements and performance against other public commitments – then please visit www.bbc.co.uk/annual report. If you want to know more about how the BBC is run, then please visit www.bbc.co.uk/about the BBC. BBC Audience Services is our audience’s virtual front door to the BBC.

If you have a question, comment, complaint or suggestion about BBC programmes and services, then please write to us here:

BBC InformationPO Box 1922Darlington DL3 OUR

Telephone: 03700 100 222*

(Lines are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Calls maybe monitored or recorded for training purposes.)

Textphone: 03700 100 212*

Website: www.bbc.co.uk/feedback

To find out more about BBC Northern Ireland and our services, programmes, activities and events, visit us at

www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland * 0370 numbers are called ‘UK wide’ and cost no more than calls to 01 or 02 geographic

numbers.

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NORTHERN IRELAND MANAGEMENT

Peter Johnston Director BBC NI

Mark Adair Head of Corporate & Community Affairs

Jeremy AdamsHead of TV Current Affairs

Kathleen CarragherHead of News & Current Affairs

Fergus KeelingHead of Radio

Susan LovellHead of Multimedia & Commissioning

Kathy MartinHead of Marketing, Communications & Audiences

Ailsa OrrHead of Programmes

Mark TaylorChief Operating Officer

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