TW
So that would explain the enormous amount of Bill we saw over the last week and weekend - he's having next week off! Lazy so and so.
And Jon Sopel doing the six - should be interesting. Lets hope he's not going to steal Bill's crown as second presenter.
And Jon Sopel doing the six - should be interesting. Lets hope he's not going to steal Bill's crown as second presenter.
JA
Aint Bill doing Breakfast Monday-Thursday with Natasha? Also according to the Radio Times, its George & Sian on Wednesday then, Jon & Sophie Thursday and Friday and, Jon is apparently doing Breakfast as well on the Friday.
Turnbull & Williams posted:
So that would explain the enormous amount of Bill we saw over the last week and weekend - he's having next week off! Lazy so and so.
Aint Bill doing Breakfast Monday-Thursday with Natasha? Also according to the Radio Times, its George & Sian on Wednesday then, Jon & Sophie Thursday and Friday and, Jon is apparently doing Breakfast as well on the Friday.
BB
Well remember it isnt the first time a presenter has presented breakfast then gone on to present the Six O Clock News, Sian has done it before
Even Michael Buerk did breakfast one day during the summer and went on to do the Ten the same day.
Similarly, I feel sorry for Mark Simpson (Ireland correspondent) because he has been on Breakfast since 6, and he is still on doing the Six and I bet he will still be on during the Ten. I know journalists have unsocial hours but working over fifteen hours a day is a little strenuous.
Even Michael Buerk did breakfast one day during the summer and went on to do the Ten the same day.
Similarly, I feel sorry for Mark Simpson (Ireland correspondent) because he has been on Breakfast since 6, and he is still on doing the Six and I bet he will still be on during the Ten. I know journalists have unsocial hours but working over fifteen hours a day is a little strenuous.
TW
Oh right, that's cool, I didn't realise that Bill was doing Breakfast during next week - filling in for Dermot I suppose. I think Bill and Natasha work really well together, so I'll look forward to that.
And yes, I do agree that Sopel is good - I've always liked him. I think he's better at the straight "news" than Breakfast though. It should be interesting to see him on the 6, although I hope it doesn't become a familiar fixture because I think Bill does it brilliantly.
It seems to me that some of the BBCs "second presenters" are actually better than the ones who anchor the main bulletin. I prefer Bill and Sian to Dermot and Natasha, I think Darren Jordon is better than Anna Ford, I reckon Bill does the 6 better than George (although I think Sophie co-presents well), while I actually prefer Fiona to Huw on the 10. People like Jane Hill and Jon Sopel are excellent too. Does anyone feel a slight rejig of the presenter rota coming on???
And yes, I do agree that Sopel is good - I've always liked him. I think he's better at the straight "news" than Breakfast though. It should be interesting to see him on the 6, although I hope it doesn't become a familiar fixture because I think Bill does it brilliantly.
It seems to me that some of the BBCs "second presenters" are actually better than the ones who anchor the main bulletin. I prefer Bill and Sian to Dermot and Natasha, I think Darren Jordon is better than Anna Ford, I reckon Bill does the 6 better than George (although I think Sophie co-presents well), while I actually prefer Fiona to Huw on the 10. People like Jane Hill and Jon Sopel are excellent too. Does anyone feel a slight rejig of the presenter rota coming on???
MI
something will happen when anna moves :- my money is on
Breakfast :- as current, but as a job share between the couples
One:- Mr Sopel , Ms Hill
Six:- Mr Alagiah and Miss Raworth, Mr Cole and Ms Mawhinney
Ten:-Mr Edwards, Ms Bruce
Weekends- Mr Jordan, Ms Hill, Mr Amroliwally
Breakfast :- as current, but as a job share between the couples
One:- Mr Sopel , Ms Hill
Six:- Mr Alagiah and Miss Raworth, Mr Cole and Ms Mawhinney
Ten:-Mr Edwards, Ms Bruce
Weekends- Mr Jordan, Ms Hill, Mr Amroliwally
TW
Maybe - of course Anna will be retiring relatively soon I guess, and then I suppose people will have to shift round a bit.
I couldn't imagine Stephen Cole and Maxine Mawhinney doing the 6 coming straight from News 24/World. I reckon Bill & Sian would be left as second presenters on the 6, and would stay doing Breakfast from Friday to Sunday (what exactly did you mean when you said the two couples would do a job share - isn't that what they do at the moment?
I agree that Jon Sopel would probably be brought in to do something, perhaps the 1 or maybe the 6 - he or Jane are the two natural choices to replace Anna.
Mikeroberts posted:
something will happen when anna moves :- my money is on
Breakfast :- as current, but as a job share between the couples
One:- Mr Sopel , Ms Hill
Six:- Mr Alagiah and Miss Raworth, Mr Cole and Ms Mawhinney
Ten:-Mr Edwards, Ms Bruce
Weekends- Mr Jordan, Ms Hill, Mr Amroliwally
Breakfast :- as current, but as a job share between the couples
One:- Mr Sopel , Ms Hill
Six:- Mr Alagiah and Miss Raworth, Mr Cole and Ms Mawhinney
Ten:-Mr Edwards, Ms Bruce
Weekends- Mr Jordan, Ms Hill, Mr Amroliwally
Maybe - of course Anna will be retiring relatively soon I guess, and then I suppose people will have to shift round a bit.
I couldn't imagine Stephen Cole and Maxine Mawhinney doing the 6 coming straight from News 24/World. I reckon Bill & Sian would be left as second presenters on the 6, and would stay doing Breakfast from Friday to Sunday (what exactly did you mean when you said the two couples would do a job share - isn't that what they do at the moment?
I agree that Jon Sopel would probably be brought in to do something, perhaps the 1 or maybe the 6 - he or Jane are the two natural choices to replace Anna.
IT
I don't think Stephen will be doing N24, or BBC One for that matter, on a regular basis - AFAIK, he's only stepping in this weekend.
itsrobert
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Mikeroberts posted:
something will happen when anna moves :- my money is on
Breakfast :- as current, but as a job share between the couples
One:- Mr Sopel , Ms Hill
Six:- Mr Alagiah and Miss Raworth, Mr Cole and Ms Mawhinney
Ten:-Mr Edwards, Ms Bruce
Weekends- Mr Jordan, Ms Hill, Mr Amroliwally
Breakfast :- as current, but as a job share between the couples
One:- Mr Sopel , Ms Hill
Six:- Mr Alagiah and Miss Raworth, Mr Cole and Ms Mawhinney
Ten:-Mr Edwards, Ms Bruce
Weekends- Mr Jordan, Ms Hill, Mr Amroliwally
I don't think Stephen will be doing N24, or BBC One for that matter, on a regular basis - AFAIK, he's only stepping in this weekend.
MI
Oh , for some reason I thaught that we were saying that steve was to present the BBC 1 news regularly. By a job share I meant that Bill+Sian would do Monday-Friday one week, then Dermot and Natasha would do Monday-Friday the next week, with Botfield and Wilcox doing the Weekends for example, because bill and sian are probably as popular as the viewers as D+N.