Which shows are getting scrapped as part of the BBC’s cuts?

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A number of high profile shows have been affected after the new director-general announced cuts

Everything you need to know about the BBC’s £80 million cuts including Breakfast shake-up

• The new director-general of the BBC, Matt Brittin, has announced plans to cut £80 million from programming on TV, radio and news, as part of huge cuts across the corporation. That’s not all, as Licence Fee payers will also notice a reduction in services and choices as part of the £40 million-a-year cuts.
• The former Google executive unveiled his plans in a staff email on Wednesday (June 17), where he said that the BBC must be “simpler and faster” going forward and must try to avoid duplication.
• Amongst the confirmed changes announced, BBC Breakfast will no longer air on Sunday mornings from September, whilst the production teams making Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg and Newsnight will merge. Radio 4’s The World Tonight will also end from September, and the number of permanent presenters on Today will be cut from five to four, with a single anchor on the show on Saturdays, and World Tonight is being replaced by Newshour.
• Several other Radio 4 programmes will also end during the next year, including the Midnight News, Money Box Live, AntiSocial, The Law Show, Crossing Continents, On the World Service, The Inquiry, The Conversation and The Fifth Floor.
• Between 1,800 and 2,000 roles are expected to go across the British broadcaster in the coming months, including 550 jobs in the BBC’s news and nations divisions.
• In the email to staff, Brittin explained that there could also be a reduction in dramas going forward, as they are “expensive” for the BBC to make.

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