BBC Breakfast

Not quite the same as the Cilla story (and totally out of place on this thread, but don't know where else to put it), but I seem to recall that BBC News also used Esther Rantzen during the 87 election campaign, and she was stationed at Downing Street to cover the PM's movements.

I know that Esther is a journalist, but she seemed to be right out of place alongside the others on duty that night - IIRC Dimbleby, Lawley, Dando and Snow (of course).

Didn't give a very satisfactory answer though!

Exactly what kind of answer were you expecting? They explained the reasons why it couldn't happen, and the reasons behind scheduling, and the technical issues with opts out on BBC TWO, and even included a comment from one viewer saying that rather than switching over to BBC TWO Analogue, he'd be switching over to ITV.

What else should have been included in the explanation to make it 'satisfactory'?

I'm flicking through the show but can't find it - anyone got an exact time?

They said the reason Breakfast had to be moved to BBC2 instead of the Commonwealth Games was because Breakfast and CBBC had to share air time. The obvious next question to ask is, Why wasn't CBBC moved to BBC1? Unfortunetly that question was never asked. The issue of people with the 'wrong' region on terestrial was also not covered.

Starts at about 6'35" in

With Breakfast back on BBCOne tomorrow, is the Breakfast Briefing returning?

The fact that no BBC management would appear was telling. It was an unjustifiable decision.

Perhaps they didn't think they would be able to keep a straight face while blatantly lying . Let's face it, the only reason Breakfast was moved is because they thought the Games would get higher audience figures. The fact they squandered their only truly regional digital channel on it shows how little commitment they actually have to local news.

what made me laugh was Ray Snoddy talking about the people who "threw away their aerials" when they went digital. surely you would keep your aerial, just in case digital transmissions might fail, or there might be a problem with the service, or in the event of something such as the MCG?

but hang on a minute, that would mean these people who go on Newswatch wouldn't have anything to moan about, heaven forbid!

I loved one person's hyperbolic and utterly ridiculous description of a simple VT error the other night on Six as "an utter fiasco" amongst other terms. seriously, is there nothing else these morons can moan about? I'm all for BBC accountability, but it's taking it to the extreme sometimes...

I did quite like one person complainting about the "Teror" typo as "Syndemic of BBC standards"... - yeah.

That's what I meant about an unsatisfactory answer,in addition to who the Commonwealth Games couldn't have been shown on BBC TWO in the first place.