Yorke set for BBC return

There is increasing speculation that John Yorke is set to leave Channel 4 to run continuing series for the BBC, reports Media Guardian (free registration required). His return - he was previously executive producer of EastEnders - is likely to come as part of a major re-organisation.

The BBC drama department - and other areas of the corporation's TV commissioning and production operation - face the biggest restructure since the John Birt era in the late 90s, when many long serving corporation programme-makers left to join the independent sector.