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A Daily Fail article from 2005 about Stephen Cole's stand-in on the Ten http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-350364/Why-girls-hanker-BBCs-new-anchor.html
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Dan S
So is this strike going ahead? If so, who do we think will present on these two days?
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thegeek
Founding member
I've not heard of any talks today, and BBC staff are receiving emails with guidance of what to do - so I think it's fair to say that it's going ahead.
Meanwhile, the Shetland News are reporting the shocking news that Radio Shetland's 6-minute bulletin will be affected.
Meanwhile, the Shetland News are reporting the shocking news that Radio Shetland's 6-minute bulletin will be affected.
LO
I believe last minute talks were scheduled for today to try and avoid tomorrows strike.
I've not heard of any talks today, and BBC staff are receiving emails with guidance of what to do - so I think it's fair to say that it's going ahead.
Meanwhile, the Shetland News are reporting the shocking news that Radio Shetland's 6-minute bulletin will be affected.
Meanwhile, the Shetland News are reporting the shocking news that Radio Shetland's 6-minute bulletin will be affected.
I believe last minute talks were scheduled for today to try and avoid tomorrows strike.
JA
I doubt it will be this drastic but according to http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/nov/04/bbc-strike-news-off-air "The BBC's 24-hour news service, the BBC News Channel, will feature a drastically reduced skeleton operation with short news updates at the top of each hour. It is unclear what will fill the rest of the schedule.
Other TV and radio news programmes such as Today and Breakfast are expected to be replaced by two-minute on the hour bulletins, with the remaining airtime filled with repeats."
Surely they will still be able to have at least 30 minute bulletins on air like they managed last time?
Other TV and radio news programmes such as Today and Breakfast are expected to be replaced by two-minute on the hour bulletins, with the remaining airtime filled with repeats."
Surely they will still be able to have at least 30 minute bulletins on air like they managed last time?
HO
The strike's tomorrow? I knew there was one coming up after they rejected the beeb's previous offering (which had postponed the Conservative conference strike) but I had no idea the new one would be so soon.
Surely joining BBC World News, BBC One and the news channel together (as was done in the last strike) would make the most sense? I wonder who might front bulletins tomorrow if it goes ahead?
Surely joining BBC World News, BBC One and the news channel together (as was done in the last strike) would make the most sense? I wonder who might front bulletins tomorrow if it goes ahead?
CH
This is just a journalist strike, surley they can manage a whole programme - there must be some presenter good enough for breakfast - even if it was someone like naga!!
I doubt it will be this drastic but according to http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/nov/04/bbc-strike-news-off-air "The BBC's 24-hour news service, the BBC News Channel, will feature a drastically reduced skeleton operation with short news updates at the top of each hour. It is unclear what will fill the rest of the schedule.
Other TV and radio news programmes such as Today and Breakfast are expected to be replaced by two-minute on the hour bulletins, with the remaining airtime filled with repeats."
Surely they will still be able to have at least 30 minute bulletins on air like they managed last time?
Other TV and radio news programmes such as Today and Breakfast are expected to be replaced by two-minute on the hour bulletins, with the remaining airtime filled with repeats."
Surely they will still be able to have at least 30 minute bulletins on air like they managed last time?
This is just a journalist strike, surley they can manage a whole programme - there must be some presenter good enough for breakfast - even if it was someone like naga!!
EX
Yep... Did great things for their careers didn't it... It will be very interesting to see who appears on-screen for a sustaining news service.
Don't think it did Stephen Cole any harm
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Ah yes, wasn't it Akhtar Khan? And I'm sure I remember Stephen Cole presenting too. Funny how none of them are still with the BBC...
Yep... Did great things for their careers didn't it... It will be very interesting to see who appears on-screen for a sustaining news service.
Don't think it did Stephen Cole any harm
JA
This is just a journalist strike, surley they can manage a whole programme - there must be some presenter good enough for breakfast - even if it was someone like naga!!
Exactly that was my point! If they managed last time, surely they should be able to provide a better service this time round seeing as its only one union going on strike so they should essentially have a few more people working...
I doubt it will be this drastic but according to http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/nov/04/bbc-strike-news-off-air "The BBC's 24-hour news service, the BBC News Channel, will feature a drastically reduced skeleton operation with short news updates at the top of each hour. It is unclear what will fill the rest of the schedule.
Other TV and radio news programmes such as Today and Breakfast are expected to be replaced by two-minute on the hour bulletins, with the remaining airtime filled with repeats."
Surely they will still be able to have at least 30 minute bulletins on air like they managed last time?
Other TV and radio news programmes such as Today and Breakfast are expected to be replaced by two-minute on the hour bulletins, with the remaining airtime filled with repeats."
Surely they will still be able to have at least 30 minute bulletins on air like they managed last time?
This is just a journalist strike, surley they can manage a whole programme - there must be some presenter good enough for breakfast - even if it was someone like naga!!
Exactly that was my point! If they managed last time, surely they should be able to provide a better service this time round seeing as its only one union going on strike so they should essentially have a few more people working...
GE
It's all very well having a presenter, but you also need journalists out and about gathering stories, writing scripts, editing pictures, producing the programme, and out doing live reports. Overnight they might get away with recycling this evening's VTs, but by mid-morning, stuff will be happening in the world and they'll need to produce fresh material.
thegeek
Founding member
This is just a journalist strike, surley they can manage a whole programme - there must be some presenter good enough for breakfast - even if it was someone like naga!!
CH
Further strike planned for 15 & 16 Nov - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11696026