BBC chief Alan Yentob conjures vista of Julian Fellowes on Strictly Come Dancing and Boris Johnson hosting Top Gear

The vista of Lord Julian Fellowes on Strictly Come Dancing and Boris Johnson hosting Top Gear were just a couple of the possibilities conjured up for future TV schedules by Alan Yentob.
Delivering the British Journalism Review sponsored Charles Wheeler lecture, BBC Creative Director, Yentob told how Fellowes had been critical of Strictly Come Dancing, prompting a challenge to the writer of Downton Abbey to "get his dancing shoes on."
Then in debate, responding to a challenge from Boris Johnson as to "who's taking over from Clarkson," Yentob asked: "are you available Boris?"
The BBC creative director defended the value that the corporation offered in "underpinning creative life in Britain" warning that people will miss the BBC if it is not there.