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Indeed the Beeb aren't doing themselves favours. As a public service broadcaster, they really should be airing these press conferences in full. Especially when you consider that primetime tonight consists of repeats of Outnumbered & Gavin and Stacey. Surely delay the news in that scenario and dump one of those shows
Pointless, which was on straight after the news, was also a repeat, so they could have easily stayed with the press conference and delayed the news, and then replaced Pointless with something else .
It gives the impression, even if false, that maintaining the integrity of their tiresome schedule with a repeated old game show at the BBC is now considered more of a priority than something in public service broadcasting that affects us each and every one, and they wonder why the corporation is breeding ever increasing disquiet from vast numbers of people who would once have defended it proudly, myself included.
Coronavirus | Television News Coverage
BBC One and BBC News have just cut short their coverage of the daily press conference for a second day in a row, to go to a BBC One news bulletin.
The coverage is only continuing on Radio Five Live.
The coverage is only continuing on Radio Five Live.
Indeed the Beeb aren't doing themselves favours. As a public service broadcaster, they really should be airing these press conferences in full. Especially when you consider that primetime tonight consists of repeats of Outnumbered & Gavin and Stacey. Surely delay the news in that scenario and dump one of those shows
Pointless, which was on straight after the news, was also a repeat, so they could have easily stayed with the press conference and delayed the news, and then replaced Pointless with something else .
It gives the impression, even if false, that maintaining the integrity of their tiresome schedule with a repeated old game show at the BBC is now considered more of a priority than something in public service broadcasting that affects us each and every one, and they wonder why the corporation is breeding ever increasing disquiet from vast numbers of people who would once have defended it proudly, myself included.