…And, following Roly Keating’s footsteps, it’s another BBC4 graduate.

Janice Hadlow

The BBC has announced today that Janice Hadlow – current Controller of BBC4 – is to take on the role in early November.

Jana Bennett, Director of BBC Vision, said: “Janice is an outstanding original thinker who has led BBC4 from strength to strength.

“She has demonstrated a passion for intelligent television across the different genres, with an eye for making an impact, whether that is in serious factual programming, mould breaking comedy or authored drama.

“I look forward to Janice bringing her enormous creativity and ability to inspire others to BBC2.”

Read the full story on the BBC press site. And Janice’s biography is here.