Bing.alau ... I'm not gonna quote any odds on who is going to be the next DG of the BBC but I could probably run it better than anybody else ... and could make instant savings [Eastenders and Bargain Hunt] would be the first to go.

I read that the out-going DG is determined to keep his ill-gotten gains but, on the other hand, the BBC is now on the road to recovery because the Acting DG has found his tie.

There are many BBC TV programmes that I would ban but, in the main, I do like Radio Four and,occasionally, Radio Five.

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Stiff Shirt need studs not buttons. As I remember difficult to do up when sober and nearly impossible to detach when a lot, or even a little, under the influence. Wing collars - do not even mention the damn things.

Thank goodness common sense prevailed and more comfortable gear was allowed.

Woolwell - No ice cream suits for the Brycreme Boys - far too stuffy. I remember my Father cursing his puttees but they were before my time - fortunately.

morddwyd So did I - in tne ATC. In man service we had the open neck type though I was issued with one of the old type in 1950. Never used the hooks and eyes because we had collars and ties.