Some presenters said they had been misled.
Some presenters, such as Angela DePace and Johan Paulsson, are current HMS faculty.
There are some presenters, I'm told, who do read from an autocue.
Which isn't to say some presenters don't raise eyebrows.
To be sure, some presenters expressed alarm and took an activist stance — as do some presenters at academic conferences on genocide, human rights, women's studies, African American studies, Hispanic studies, gay and lesbian studies, and nuclear proliferation.
While some presenters discussed projects that they had already completed, such as a senior thesis, other projects are ongoing.
Tim Davie, the acting BBC Director-General, has been lobbied by senior executives and some presenters, to avoid sackings over the Savile and McAlpine affairs.
Listening to some stand-ins and special shows over the festive period, though, the inclusive, intimate quality of some presenters shone through, while it was lacking in others.
Some presenters intersperse their playlist with chat and interviews – with local bands, for example – others stick to their preferred musical style with as little banter as possible.
Some presenters clearly resent these interruptions, none more obviously than the great Humphrey Lyttlelton, who is 80 later this month and has little patience for nonsense.
