Me too

The transcript of a Stormont committee session at the end of November, with BBC NI Director Peter Johnston, reveals that the new building urge is upon them, too.  BBC Northern Ireland has apparently made it onto a "pan-BBC priority list for capital and development".

Here's his words. "A study of our needs fleshed out what we need, and, as part of that, we did a first pass survey of the sort of sites that might be suitable should moving be the best option. A lot of the sums suggest that one of the most efficient ways to fix everything would be to move. There were close to 20 possible sites around Belfast city centre.

"If and when we get the go-ahead to consider a move, we would go into an open process of tender, which would consider a range of site location options. Off the top of my head, having seen some of the emerging analysis, I know that there are at least five possibilities. Everyone seems to obsess about the Titanic Quarter, partly because the studios are there, which is another factor. No law says that the BBC cannot try to use those studios as well, which is, potentially, good. We would be looking for a central, neutral and accessible site. We have always benefited from a good location, as I hope that you all agree. Our colleagues in Scotland and Wales have always had more peripheral locations. We have a good, central location, and we want to maintain that. We have not yet made a decision, but, when we do, it will be fair and objective".