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BBC News: Presenters & Rotas

(April 2008)

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CM
cms43
House posted:
BBC WORLD posted:
Alastair Yates wasn't on the overnights in my region last night. We had "The Pugilist" instead, and she was in the World studio. Are you sure it wasn't 3rd Jan overnight you saw Alistair? (Apologies if my time difference is creating confusion here. LOL.)
I think 'cms43' was referring to 'last night's overnight was Alistair Yates', which it was the night of 3rd-4th.


Yes indeed I was! Last night i.e. 4th/5th I got Babita Sharma in N8 - I am assuming you could qualify that too, and I'm sure she's no pugilist,... oh yeah just remember-ing... Jon just likes a bit of banter, I suppose, and unlike the puce tongue of Maryam - "Babs" just came to do her job!
NE
Newsroom
Deborah McKenzie!! Back! Is this a new reappearance?
HO
House
Newsroom posted:
Deborah McKenzie!! Back! Is this a new reappearance?


Not really, she pops up on overnights every few weeks or so. Nice to see Alistair Yates got a night off, though, as he was back on again last night (night of the 6th - 7th).

cms43 posted:
Last night i.e. 4th/5th I got Babita Sharma in N8 - I am assuming you could qualify that too, and I'm sure she's no pugilist


Yep Babita was on then - absolutely no problem with her, a very competent presenter.
JW
JamesWorldNews
Yes, I agree. Babita is rather good. In fact, I think I prefer her than Naga Munchetty.

But, being the traditionalist that I am, I was thrilled to see the amazing Sara Coburn anchoring today on BBC World. She is one of the best in fact. Would love to see more of her on World.
BC
bcdr
Who is this strange lady doing the Business on the News Channel?
GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
bcdr posted:
Who is this strange lady doing the Business on the News Channel?


Is it her?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0uE1qi2A68
HO
House
Gavin Scott posted:
bcdr posted:
Who is this strange lady doing the Business on the News Channel?


Is it her?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0uE1qi2A68


After five minutes of thinking 'This woman has a very strange CV to be presenting business on the BBC', I realised she was a comedienne and that you were joking. Thanks, Gav. Wink

bcdr posted:
Who is this strange lady doing the Business on the News Channel?


No clue. Someone from World Service or Costa Rica or Costa Coffee?
AP
aprilj
Interesting to see WB 17th January Newsnight presenters are Matt Frei (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday), Kirsty Wark (Tuesday) and Stephanie Flanders (Friday).
DS
Dan S
Very interesting to see Matt Frei down to do Newsnight. Has he presented this before?

I think the strange lady doing the business on the News Channel this afternoon/evening is Jenny something? Didn't catch her last name
HO
House
Surely the point of having four presenters is you don't need to drag random presenters in in times like these? Are Paxman, Esler and Maitlis all really unavailable?
CM
cms43
bbbnbbb posted:
Interesting to see WB 17th January Newsnight presenters are Matt Frei (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday), Kirsty Wark (Tuesday) and Stephanie Flanders (Friday).


She'll be on this Friday too, in just half-an-hour! And Matt Frei? I wander who's gonna hold fort in Washington?
DS
Dan S
House posted:
Surely the point of having four presenters is you don't need to drag random presenters in in times like these? Are Paxman, Esler and Maitlis all really unavailable?


Saying that, what has exactly happened to Jeremy Paxman? He wasn't on at all the last two weeks before Christmas, hasn't been on this week, isn't down in the Radio Times to do it at all next week (W/B 10th Jan), and isn't down for W/B 17th Jan

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