Will Mark Thompson follow Mark Damazer?

Could the BBC director general, Mark Thompson , follow the departing Radio 4 boss, Mark Damazer, who said this week he is off to Oxford University? The Daily Mail's Ephraim Hardcastle column thinks he might: "Thompson is now said to be looking for a new niche in academe." We hear the University of Central England is looking for a part-time lecturer in media studies. Get your application in quickly, Mark.