Christina Hamilton
March 10, 2017
UPDATE 17th July 2017 Photo BBC: Rupert Murdoch when famously summoned to by the Sergeant-at-Arms to appear in front of […]
February 26, 2017
Steve Hewlett, journalist and broadcaster, born 8 August 1958; died 20 February 2017 Like many, the BBC Pensioners’ […]
August 16, 2016
In the July re-shuffle, John Whittingdale MP was replaced by Karen Bradley MP as Secretary of State for Culture, Media […]
July 21, 2016
UPDATE OUTNUMBERED! ‘A personal view by BBCPA member Hugh Sheppard, who is also a member of the BBCPA committee’. […]
May 11, 2016
The BBCPA AGM was held on 21st April at Friends Meeting House, Euston London. A full house also heard BBC Trustee Richard Ayre speak on the BBC and Charter Review.
May 11, 2016
The government has set out major changes to the way the BBC is to be run. Here are some of […]
May 10, 2016
© BBC Broadcasting House. One MP suggested that the biggest attack on the corporation’s independence may be hidden in the […]
May 10, 2016
© EastEnders has been filmed on the same set since 1985. Photograph: Julian Makey/Rex Features Soap’s bigger set at Elstree costing […]
May 9, 2016
Pension scams are on the increase in the UK. ‘One-off pension investments’, ‘pension loans’ or up front cash are being […]
May 9, 2016
Ian McCaskill (John Robertson McCaskill), weather forecaster, born 28 July 1938; died 10 December 2016 Kirsty McCaskill said her […]
March 12, 2016
Helen Boaden, Director of Radio, announced that she is to retire from the BBC. Bob Shennan has been appointed Director of BBC […]
February 13, 2016
— a view by Hugh Sheppard While government’s concentration is on the Budget, the EU Referendum and the next round […]
January 1, 2016
Graham Ellis has decided to stand down as a BBC appointed Trustee of the BBC Pension Scheme. He will be […]
November 18, 2015
There can be little doubt that Ariel is one of the best known brands in corporate publishing. Since its inception, […]
October 18, 2015
15 Jan 1941 – 18 October 2015 Chairman of the Association 2007-2010 Ex chairman Martin Cox aged 74, died when on […]
July 18, 2015
The government has published its Green Paper on the future of the BBC. You can read the document and submit […]
July 7, 2015
The inheritance tax (IHT) rules are to be changed from April 2017, offering each individual a family home allowance of £175,000 in addition to the IHT threshold of £325,000; meaning the total tax-free allowance for a surviving spouse or civil partner will be up to £1 million in 2020/21.
March 11, 2015
On Monday 9th March BBC Alumni hosted an event ‘In conversation with Professor Jean Seaton, a talk about her new […]
February 22, 2015
The new BBC Board, combining the roles of the BBC Trust and the Executive Board, has been announced by the […]
September 12, 2019
In 1954 the BBC bought and converted Riverside Studios to become the first purpose-built television facility. This innovative project took […]
September 12, 2019
Whilst a significant something might be happening at the end of October, if you live in Bristol and Leeds, it […]
September 12, 2019
The BBCPA has, in its own small way, through our Memory Bank, become a repository for our members memories of […]
September 12, 2019
to become our next Treasurer. If you like figures, banking, writing cheques, paying invoices and writing reports, it could be […]