BBC Breakfast

Good news

I think we've gone past the point of "main" presenters on Breakfast.


They all do three days a week.

Indeed-He wasn't even in the running until he covered for Bill in Early January but congrats to Dan none the less.

I agree, Stayt has got a certain style that i didn't see fitting the top job.

It was practically a done deal when Dan did that unannounced cover a couple of weeks ago.

Maybe Charlie was offered this job, but turned it down as he preferred the Thursday to Saturday shift.

Good news. I thought Dan Walker was a breath of fresh air when he did his "trial" run in the first week of January.

I wonder if Bill Turnbull's departure will see an uplift in Good Morning Britain's figures (and Piers Morgan's ego) once he departs?

Does Dan living in the area make the difference? Politically could they have appointed someone who commutes from the south? Though I guess that's what they did with Naga.

Clever move - they'll only have to mark his anniversary every 4 years.

Again this notion that there is a "top" job on Breakfast is somewhat dated - the presenters all do three days a week now.

Charlie Stayt has interviewed the great and the good including the Prime Minister.

That doesn't suggest to me that the production team view him as "second" in the pecking order.

If that's the case, why is that Charlie 'moves up' to the start of the week when Bill is away and that the end of the week is covered by other presenters? In the same way Naga steps into Louise's shoes at the start of the week if she's away...

I can't imagine Charlie getting the same send off as Bill either when he ultimately departs.

I think it's always generally the case on all news that regardless of the total days on screen, someone who appears on a Monday is seen as higher up the pecking order than someone who appears on a Friday.

Workings days for Dan will be influenced by the fact he will continue on sport duties. So Imagine Friday and Saturday as a rule will be working on Football Focus etc.