I think another quote from the BBC PR was that they found that the editors impartial eye was good for a production so they won’t be axed. Preditors are too much in love with their material to be objective. Personaly the day I became a professional was the day when I recognised that some of my work was crap and must hit the cutting room floor. A great editor friend of mine used to say to rookie directors “careful if you carry on with your idea then i’ll do it and then you will be in the s***. Film editors unite – sanity will prevail.