It was only this morning Anna was telling us about the impending job losses at the Beeb and now it seems those who don’t lose their jobs might not have an office to go to anyway, as the BBC Trust has finally approved the sale of the prestigious Television Centre. You know things are bad when you have to sell the family silver to make ends meet, and with the Trust asking for a “property portfolio strategy” it looks likely there’s to be more cashing in on the Beeb’s architectural assets before we’re done.

A complex the size of Television Centre could be worth many hundreds of millions and is clearly a juicy pear ripe for the plucking in the eyes of the cash-strapped Trust, who are obviously completely unaffected by the 50 years of television history embedded in a structure that was home to Top of the Pops, Blue Peter and hundreds of other famous BBC names. The Trust’s statement, released today, also includes the chilling promise to scale back investment from areas which were “not delivering enough public value.” I don’t care what you say, the debate about the future of the minor digital channels ain’t over yet.