Lord Hall departing; 450 BBC journalists being cut; the Government apparently beginning a consulation on decriminalising the BBC licence fee as early as next week; Sarah Sands exiting Today, pursued by a bear; Conservative MP Julian Knight (who opposes the BBC licence and wants a review of the BBC's impartiality rules) replacing pro-BBC Damian Collins at chairman of the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee; Rupert Murdoch planning a rival to Radio 4 - it's been quite a January for the BBC!
