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BBC News: Presenters & Rotas

(April 2008)

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Stitch08
House posted:
I just don't think Kate's that good an interviewer, newsreader or necessarily a credible journalist. I've preferred her when I've seen her presenting non-news programmes before.

One person I'd love to see on Breakfast at some point is Julian Worricker - I think he's quite understated a newsreader. And I'm loving Julia's chemistry with Julian and Dominic today. I'm starting to think Julia + Julian could be quite the pairing.


Julian did do a week on Breakfast a year or two back - he was a bit wooden if I remember correctly.
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Westy2
South Today posted:
Newsroom posted:
Stitch08 posted:
chris_rgu posted:
anyone got any photos/videos of Fiona this morning?


Just this
http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/Xfp48F9jWn5qlQ9OMjDoTQ17167/GW430


She wasn't as smooth as Julia, and as I said earlier - she looked ever so short next to Simon, but great overall. I do hope however that she isn't a replacement for Carrie - Simon and Carrie are a class pairing, would be a shame to split them up.


Nice to see Fiona on the BBC. She settling in well now since the start of the week, where at one point she starting touching her temple whilst reading a long link.


Blimey, she's knocked on a bit since I last saw her on GMTV!
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Joshua
I might get shot down for this but I think Julia is getting a bit flustered with all this breaking news. She didn't seem to know what was going on, stuttering at numerous times and then she laughed nervously.
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chris_rgu
Joshua posted:
I might get shot down for this but I think Julia is getting a bit flustered with all this breaking news. She didn't seem to know what was going on, stuttering at numerous times and then she laughed nervously.


She's been like that all week but I think she has gotten better and i think she'll do fine with a couple of more shifts!
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ukjds
bbbnbbb posted:
He also may do the Five if he does the Ten, it's not like it hasn't happened before!


Julian Worricker is on the Five. But, Huw hasn't presented it all week as far as I'm aware - certainly it's been Gavin Esler at least twice.
HO
House
Joshua posted:
I might get shot down for this but I think Julia is getting a bit flustered with all this breaking news. She didn't seem to know what was going on, stuttering at numerous times and then she laughed nervously.


There was an awkward moment earlier where she introduced an economist and said he was in their Oxford Studios (or something). He said hello and nodded and then there was just silence for a few seconds, with Julia looking unsure what she was supposed to do. The economist then started talking as though he was doing a report, saying something like 'Well I'd like to start by saying...'. Eventually he finished and she started asking questions, and later Julian and another economist joined in the discussion.


Then there was a moment when she suggested the actress she was talking to might have felt awkward on the film set as a child, only for the actress to say 'Not really because I was 20'. This time though Julia turned it around by complimenting her young looks, congratulating her at the end for her 'eternal youth' or something similar.

I think she's very nervous but will improve as time goes on - I wasn't keen on several presenters, including Anita McVeigh, Sophie Long, Stuart Flinders, Kasia Madera or Karin G when they all started out but all of them have turned into very natural presenters - I'd imagine the same will happen to Julia. Carole may be the same, as she's seemed a bit on edge when I've seen her present before. It's just a different game, so I think they will warm up and become good assets for them.
NE
Newsroom
Kate on the 6, it's been a while. I wonder who's doing the 10, surely not Kate.

Any guesses?
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aprilj
Newsroom posted:
Kate on the 6, it's been a while. I wonder who's doing the 10, surely not Kate.

Any guesses?


Kate won't do the Ten as she has already done the One today
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chris_rgu
bbbnbbb posted:
Newsroom posted:
Kate on the 6, it's been a while. I wonder who's doing the 10, surely not Kate.

Any guesses?


Kate won't do the Ten as she has already done the One today


Maybe George? He has done only the 10 on a friday before.
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chris_rgu
chris_rgu posted:
bbbnbbb posted:
Newsroom posted:
Kate on the 6, it's been a while. I wonder who's doing the 10, surely not Kate.

Any guesses?


Kate won't do the Ten as she has already done the One today


Maybe George? He has done only the 10 on a friday before.


Its huw
NE
Newsroom
Hmmmm. Paxman and Edwards not on all week, but do show up on Friday.

Election rehearsals perhaps?
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ukjds
Seems likely, it's the first time Paxman has hosted Newsnight on a Friday in years!

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