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that daft, half the programme is either bbc news, ceefax OR better still signed programmes which is part of there commitment. also Question times is on at 10.35 and also this week,
It does seem utterly daft and very early to close the national public service broadcasting channel as early as 2235. Even back in the 70s (3 day week period excepted) closedowns were between 11pm and midnight. Taking the News Channel overnight on BBC 1 is very cost efficient - it's being produced anyway, not specifically for the small domestic audience but for the BBC World News audience which can be pretty sizeable in the wee small hours here. ISTR that peak viewing hours in Japan/South Asia are at the 0300GMT sort of time... been a while though ...!
The idea that they would cancel opts on BBC Two (National opts that is, obviously English opts stopped some years ago) would not be welcomed in the Nations I feel. I am sure Scotland would kick up a stink about losing Newsnight Scotland for example.
It seems that the BBC are now considering dropping overnight TV Shows:
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/news/a310468/bbc-considers-axing-overnight-tv-shows.html
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/news/a310468/bbc-considers-axing-overnight-tv-shows.html
that daft, half the programme is either bbc news, ceefax OR better still signed programmes which is part of there commitment. also Question times is on at 10.35 and also this week,
It does seem utterly daft and very early to close the national public service broadcasting channel as early as 2235. Even back in the 70s (3 day week period excepted) closedowns were between 11pm and midnight. Taking the News Channel overnight on BBC 1 is very cost efficient - it's being produced anyway, not specifically for the small domestic audience but for the BBC World News audience which can be pretty sizeable in the wee small hours here. ISTR that peak viewing hours in Japan/South Asia are at the 0300GMT sort of time... been a while though ...!
The idea that they would cancel opts on BBC Two (National opts that is, obviously English opts stopped some years ago) would not be welcomed in the Nations I feel. I am sure Scotland would kick up a stink about losing Newsnight Scotland for example.