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BBC News network: your ideal presenter lineup

i've made up mine, so make up yours! (May 2005)

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BREAKFAST
Monday – Thursday
Bill Turnbull & Sian Williams
News Moira Stewart/Susan Osman
Friday – Sunday
Simon McCoy & Sophie Rayworth

ONE O’CLOCK NEWS
Monday – Thursday
Fiona Bruce
Friday
Gillian Joseph

SUMMARIES
Morning: One O’clock News presenter
Afternoon: Six O’clock News presenter

SIX O’CLOCK NEWS
Monday – Friday
Dermot Murnaghan & Kirsty Wark
Stand in: Gillian Joseph/Darren Jordon

TEN O’CLOCK NEWS
Monday – Friday
Huw Edwards
Stand in: George Alagiah

WEEKENDS
George Aligiah, Gillian Joseph, Jane Hill


BBC NEWS 24
Monday – Friday
9am – 1pm Chris Jones & Joanna Gosling
1pm – 4pm Liz Pike & Chris Eakin
4pm – 7pm Matthew Amroliwala & Jane Hill
7pm – 10.30pm Louise Minchin & Jon Sopel
10.30pm Business Today
11pm – 1am Kate Silverton
1am – 6am Alistair Yates

Saturday & Sunday
10am – 2pm Lyse Doucet
2pm – 6.30pm Peter Sissons
7pm – 11pm Susanna Reid & Stephen Cole
11pm – 5am Deborah Mackenzie
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This is my presenter lineup:

BREAKFAST:
Bill Turnbull and Sian Williams
Jon Sopel and Jules Botfield
(Relief) Rob Bonnett and Jane Hill

ONE:
Fiona Bruce
Sophie Raworth
(Relief) Liz Pike

SIX:
George Alagiah and Moira Staurt
(Relief) Simon McCoy and Kate Silverton

TEN:
Dermot Murnaghan
Huw Edwards
(Relief) Darren Jordan

WEEKENDS and HOLIDAYS:
Natasha Kaplinsky
Darren Jordan
(Relief) Liz Pike

BBC NEWS 24
09.00-13.00 (Mon-Fri): Chris Eakin and Anna Jones
13.00-16.00 (Mon-Fri): Tim Willcox and Maxine Mawhinney
16.00-19.00 (Mon-Fri): Matthew Amroliwala and Jane Hill
19.00-23.00 (Mon-Fri): Philip Hayton and Louise Minchin
23.00-02.00 (Mon-Fri): Peter Dobbie
02.00-05.00 (Mon-Fri): Deborah Mackenzie
09.00-14.00 (Sat-Sun): Carrie Gracie
14.00-19.00 (Sat-Sun): Stephen Cole
19.00-00.00 (Sat-Sun): Chris Lowe
00.00-05.00 (Sat-Sun): Alistair Yates
Relief: Akhtar Khan and Joanna Gosling
Relief: Simon McCoy and Kate Silverton
Relief: Anyother presenter from the opposite part of the week (Eg. A usual weekday presenter covering for a weekend presenter)

The World Today would broadcast seven days a week and on weekends be presented by Peter Sissons.
Susanna Reid would present the Breakfast Briefing and read the news summaries (Mon-Fri) with Liz Pike as relief presenter
Note the change of some News 24 shift times.
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r2ro_ liking this line-up!

Wouldn't complain if this was a new reshuffled lineup announced by the BBC.

Very Happy
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Breakfast

Mon - Wed (Moira, Bill & Sian all on the sofa)
Thurs -Sun (Dermot & Kate Silverton w/ Gillian Joseph)

One

Monday - Anna Ford
Tuesday - Natasha Kapinky
Wednesday - Jane Hill
Thursday - Anna Ford
Friday - Natasha Kaplinsky

Six

Monday - Sophie Raworth & Huw Edwards
Tuesday - Anna Ford & George Alagiah
Wednesday - Sophie & Darren Jordon
Thursday - Sian Williams & Huw Edwards
Friday - Moira Stuart & Bill Turnbull

Ten

Monday - Dermot Murnaghan
Tuesday - Fiona Bruce
Wednesday - Peter Sissons
Thursday - Daren Jordon
Friday - Anna Ford

Weekend News

Saturday - /Matt Amroliwala/Maxine Mawhinney

Sunday - Lunchtime news - Kate Silverton
Evening Bulletins - Fiona Bruce

News24

Mon - Friday

5am The World Today
6-9am - As Breakfast
9-1 - Phillip Hayton
9-2 - Anna Jones
1-4 - Chris Eakin
2 - 6 - Joanna Gosling
4 - 9 - Tim Willcox or Simon McCoy
6 - 9 - Maxine Mawhinney
9 pm - The Nine O Clock News with Jon Sopel & Jane Hill
News 24 9 O Clock News, a mix of the top international and national stories with sport & weather in the first half hour, then in the second half hour, the top stories from each of the BBC Nations & Regions with a round up at the end.

10 - 1am - Jon Sopel & Jane Hill
1am - 5am - Alastair Yates, Karin Giannone, Martine Croxhall, Aktar Khan (Simulcast With World)

Sat

Weekend 24 9-12 on Saturday
Tim Willcox or Simon McCoy with Carrie Gracie or Louise Minchin
12 - 4 - Peter Sissons
4 - 7- Liz Pike
7 - 12 - Chris Lowe & Carrie Gracie or Louise Minchin
12 - 6 - Susan Osman, Aktar Khan, Martine Croxhall (Simulcast with World)

Sun

9 - 12 - Sunday 24 w/ Peter Sissons & Kate Silverton
12 - 5 - Philip Hayton
5 - 9 - Alastair Yates
9 - 10 - The World This Week - Jon Sopel or Jane Hill gives the days news in the first fifteen minutes, then for the last 45 minutes, a selection of reports and interviews from the weeks top stories with some analysis.
10 - 12 - Jon Sopel or Jane Hill
12 - 5 - Susan Osman, Aktar Khan, Martine Croxhall (simulcast with World)

Relief - Peter Dobbie, Maxine Mawhinney, Phillipa Thomas, Susanna Reid

World

Mon-Fri

The World Today/European Breakfast 5am edition - David Eades/Sally Bundock

8 - 12 - Mike Embley
12 - 5 - Zeinab Bedawi
5pm - The World Today 5pm Edition - very much the same as the 5am editions except they join correspondents from the main newsmaking countries across the world for the latest in their areas.
8 - The World - Lyse Doucet & Nik Gowing - First half hour of latest news weather and world sport, second half hour, indepth reports and analysis.
9 - 1 - Adrian Finigan (11pm bulletin simulcast with USA with one of the Washington Correspondents)


Sat

6 - 11 - Deborah McKenzie
11 - 4 - Lyse Doucet/Nik Gowing
4 - 9 - Darshini David
9 - 1 - Nisha Pillai

Sun

6 - 11 - Kirsty Lang
11 - 4 - Mike Embley
4 - 9 - Nisha Pillai
9pm - The World This Week,
Lyse Doucet or Nik Gowing present the BBC World version of The World This Week, a look at the top headlines in the first 15 minutes with the last 45 minutes focusing on the best of BBC World reports from the week with analysis and indepth discussion.
10 - 1 - Deborah McKenzie

Relief - Stephen Cole, Aktar Khan, Mishal Hussein, Susan Osman, Jake Lynch
AL
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Breakfast -
mon - thurs ~ Bill and sian
fri - sun ~ Rob and Jillian

One - Fiona (mon - thurs) and Darren (fri/ relief)

Six - Moria and Huw

Ten - Peter and Michael in 45 min news (inc regional) New night moves to AFTER the 10 finishes
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There's far too many presenters for the BBC 1 schedule. I think each bulletin is better with its own, set presenters.

I would have

Breakfast

Bill Turnbull and Sian Williams with Gillian Joseph (Mon - Fri)
Simon McCoy and Kate Silverton (Sat - Sun)

One O'Clock News

Natasha Kaplinsky (Mon - Wed) and
Jane Hill (Thur - Fri)

Six O'Clock News

George Alagiah and Sophie Raworth (Mon - Wed) and
Dermot Murnaghan and Anna Ford (Thur - Fri)

BBC Ten O'Clock News

Darren Jordon (Mon - Thur) and
Fiona Bruce (Fri and Sun)

I would then team up Huw Edwards and Martha Kearney as the political coverage team, and as the faces of a new current affairs programme on BBC1.
WT
The World Today
BREAKFAST MON-THUR
Simon McCoy & Natasha Kaplinsky

BREAKFAST FRI-SUN
Bill Turnbull & Sian Williams

NEWS at 1 MON-FRI
Sophie Rayworth

NEWS at 6 MON-FRI
Dermot Murnaghan & Fiona Bruce

NEWS at 10 MON-THUR
Huw Edwards

NEWS at 10 FRI-SUN
Petter Sissons

WEEKENDS
Darren Jordan & George Alaghaia

NEWS 24
9-1pm Tim Wilcox & Kate Silverton

1-4pm Jane Hill & Matthew Amreilliwalla

4-8pm Jon Sopel & Gillian Joseph

8-12am Adrian Finnighan & Karine Ginnonii

12am-0500 Stephen Cole & Lucy Hockings

World Business Report at 20 and 40 past
Sport at 32 past at 50 past
Weather in the headlines evert 15 minutes and at 29 and 55 past

0500-6am The World Today
David Eades, Sally Bundock and Mike Bushell

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