BBC News: Presenters & Rotas

What's happened to Paxman of late?. I suppose on Friday they have limit 's to who can present with either Kirsty or Martha doing the review show and Jeremy is normally off.

Jonathan Charles is doing World News Today - yet also did his 5am shift earlier - are they working him to death until he goes?

He quite often does that!

Strange point but does anyone think that the Mirror's Kevin Maguire looks a bit like Chris Eakin from the BBC News channel?

Maybe theyre long lost brothers!

http://www.john4leader.org.uk/images/maguire.jpg - Kevin Maguire

http://media.unicornjobs.com/site_media/images/articles/2008/Sep/13/picchriseakin.jpg - Chris Eakin

Strange, I've never seen a paper review on the news channel with both of them before!

At least he will get a lie-in today. Martine Dennis normally does Friday mornings.

Was that Karthi Gnanasegaram on with the sports headlines just then?

Yes, Karthi did pop up after the 14:15 headlines, only for Sally Nugent to return with the main sports bulletin half an hour later.

Good to see Karin Giannone on with Julian this afternoon. It's a pity she doesn't do more shifts on the NC - much better than some of the stand-ins of late.

Interesting to see that Louise Minchin is covering the 10am news channel shift.

Louise Minchin just done Breakfast, and now continuing onto the NC shift?

Obviously a last minute change - will be interesting to see who presents at 11.

Again more interesting appearances this morning - Dani Sinha from South Today live at New Scotland Yard - and Asha Tanna reporting about the tuition protests.

Tim Willcox on at 11am. I bet they choppered him in!