And despite Bennett's talk of different centres being based on historic specialisms, all of them have been identified as centres of excellence in drama, factual, comedy and entertainment.
Francis Fulford, of Great Fulford, Devon, is no stranger to the limelight; there have been numerous appearances on so-called factual comedy TV since The F***ing Fulfords on Channel 4, a decade ago.
"Janice has worked for the BBC in a range of roles, including controller of BBC4 – where she grew the channel's reach, share and reputation – and BBC2 – where she oversaw a resurgence in specialist factual, comedy and drama.
"Brilliant Christmas telly across drama, factual, comedy, entertainment and religion is something licence-fee payers rightly expect from the BBC," said Danny Cohen, the corporation's director of television.
The BBC's hope is that the MediaCity development in Salford - another centre scheduled for pretty much the whole suite of drama, comedy, factual, children's etc - will be enough to keep everyone else quiet.
The film, which won the Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes film festival, uses Moore's trademark mix of comedy, factual analysis and on-camera confrontation to deliver a stinging attack on the Bush administration's case for the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the subsequent lack of dissent by the press.
Radios 3 and 4, some of the web presence, some of the arts and cultural programming, high-brow UK drama, comedy, factual material, science, children's television – the BBC does all of them very well and we are the better for them.
Grant Mansfield, the group director, factual, entertainment and comedy at Wife Swap producer RDF Media, said: "Wife Swap has enjoyed a long and successful run in the UK on Channel 4 and we've known for many months that it was unlikely to be commissioned for a further series.
In a speech to the London School of Economics, Sir Michael praised the BBC's comedy, factual and news outputs.
"From adapting a modern classic like Birdsong to developing new talent across comedy and factual, the channel is continuing to deliver bold programming for audiences".
32.6 million weekly viewers, budget £570mn, cost per user per hour 7.5p Will be established as a home for "intelligent and ambitious drama, comedy and factual programming".
