I wondered that too, they appear to fit more comfortably around the desk than in News 24, and the shape I think suits it more. Everyone can see everyone else far more easily then the News 24 desk.
Perhaps because the News 24 studio is so busy this weekend? But yeah agreed - it looked better coming from the World 2nd set.
I wondered that too, they appear to fit more comfortably around the desk than in News 24, and the shape I think suits it more. Everyone can see everyone else far more easily then the News 24 desk.
Perhaps because the News 24 studio is so busy this weekend? But yeah agreed - it looked better coming from the World 2nd set.
Are you referring to the World News Today set?
Yeah, but its used for more than that, so World 2nd set.
Is it unreasonable to expect a polished delivery of the news headlines at the top of the hour? The Countdown develops a very effective sense of expectation and anticipation but all too often it is let down by the hesitant performance of the news reader.
I like Chris Eakin but his handling of the TOTH is too often lightweight and laidback. "Well, it's 11 o'clock" or, as I have just heard, "I'm here in Glasgow, well Glasgow Airport."
If you don't want to suggest every hour that something urgent is unfolding, don't have a piece of music that so effectively builds to such a climactic moment. The journalists may have heard it all before but presumably the idea of rolling news that it is often coming fresh to a new group of viewers every 60 minutes.
Nicholas Owen usually handles TOTH quite well. He normally says (in the commanding voice that used to be the norm on ITN) "it's exactly (time), the headlines here on BBC News 24." He doesn't even bother to introduce himself, he goes straight into the news without any fuss.
Chris Eakin doesn't have the luxuries of the studio on location, he mightn't even have autocue or talkback from the gallery if he's walking around, therefore a little uncertainty at the TOTH is understandable.
Is it unreasonable to expect a polished delivery of the news headlines at the top of the hour? The Countdown develops a very effective sense of expectation and anticipation but all too often it is let down by the hesitant performance of the news reader.
I like Chris Eakin but his handling of the TOTH is too often lightweight and laidback. "Well, it's 11 o'clock" or, as I have just heard, "I'm here in Glasgow, well Glasgow Airport."
If you don't want to suggest every hour that something urgent is unfolding, don't have a piece of music that so effectively builds to such a climactic moment. The journalists may have heard it all before but presumably the idea of rolling news that it is often coming fresh to a new group of viewers every 60 minutes.
I completely agree, it drives me mad as well to a certain degree when they have long and drawn out toths which have no pace or urgency when 30 seconds before, as you say, there is a piece of music that would be more akin to sky's style quite frankly
They had shots of a camera man mounting the cam onto his sholder, and filming Jhon S.
A EU correspondent checking the time.
New london eye photos
New Iraq (Edwards) shots
they had everything at different times, all over the place.
But it was very cool!
hopefully it may be back in 20 minutes.
Regarding the Countdown, does anyone else think it sounds better if they leave the countdown to run longer at the end before they crash into the bed? The new mix seems to have a drone and a bed after it, and sounds better when theres a few seconds before the headline bed kicks in. Sounds way more pacey.
They had shots of a camera man mounting the cam onto his sholder, and filming Jhon S.
A EU correspondent checking the time.
New london eye photos
New Iraq (Edwards) shots
they had everything at different times, all over the place.
But it was very cool!
hopefully it may be back in 20 minutes.