BBC National News: Presentation

What about what happened this morning. He goes absolutely mental using language such as ****** and harbinger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfJwZxCxuiM

He didn't go absolutely mental. I thought he handled it quite calmly, and as BBC World pointed out, he's a superb professional who wouldn't be fazed by things like that

Loved it when the weather, with Matt Taylor, didn't work. Is the weather sometimes pre-recorded on the news channel?

Yes - it used to be the case that sometimes the news channel forecaster was also on a BBC One bulletin at the same time. It maybe that this would normally be the case on a Sunday with the forecast into the Andrew Marr show on BBC 1.

So David, care to state which word from that perfectly reasonable explanation on the YT clip, you chose to replace with xxxxxx?

Yes, it was xxxxxx.

EDIT: Sorry. Looks like the forum software doesn't like the word xxxxxx.

Usual run of the mill day on the BBC News channel then .

Another Scotland news split again this evening - it's on at 6pm instead of 5.30pm...not sure quite why because at 5.30pm BBC scotland is showing My Family!

Andy Murray extended coverage if he won?

Contingency arrangements in case the earlier football went to extra time I suspect.

Wasn't sure where else to post this, but this link is one of the most bizarre headlines and stories I have ever seen on BBC News. Is the word "farting" now recognised in the OED?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12363852

Chaucer was using it 600 years ago or thereabouts, so I'd imagine news would have reached the OED by now.

Was it REALLY worth bringing in Kate Silverton to do a 5 minute news bulletin on the BBC1? Chris Rogers is currently on the News channel, it really does seem pointless to bring in a big face for a 5 minute summary, a bit of a waste of money!

Could they have not done it from the CSO as well?

I'm pretty sure Chris Rogers would have been OK for 5 minutes on a BBC1/News channel simulcast!!!