Tim Willcox is in his element this week with double shifts. Surely someone from Julian Worricker, Ben Geoghegan, Nicholas Owen, Stuart Flinders, Roger Johnson, Robert Hall etc is available or why not bring Chris Eakin forward from the 22.30-00.30 shift? It would be nice to have a bit more variety!
Details of the Around the World in 80 days project that kept Bill Turnbull and Louise Minchin off our screens for a prolonged period over the summer are now available on the
Worth a mention that the News Channel is doing its own thing this morning to cover the IOC meeting - not sure when it split from Breakfast. And guess who's presenting on the NC...!
Worth a mention that the News Channel is doing its own thing this morning to cover the IOC meeting - not sure when it split from Breakfast. And guess who's presenting on the NC...!
The News Channel split at 0730 and breakfast gave the usual link just an hour earlier but for some reason the NC showed BBC London News before it went to TIm in the studio and there was just a quick shot of going back to Breakfast before the sting started.
Genuine question - anyone on the inside is able to confirm why BBC News (News 24 and World simulcast) has so many overnight presenters? Do the regular presenters only wish to do one or two days a week max?
I ask this after seeing Babita Sharma presenting the early edition of World News Today (4am UK time?), whilst other semi-regular presenters seem to do unpredictable shifts. (Alastair Yates / Martine Croxall / Juliet Dunlop / James Dagwell (where is he) / Deborah MacKenzie / plus various others and so on....)
I would imagine two anchors could share the duties across seven days, with perhaps a third providing the regular cover.
Genuine question - anyone on the inside is able to confirm why BBC News (News 24 and World simulcast) has so many overnight presenters? Do the regular presenters only wish to do one or two days a week max?
I ask this after seeing Babita Sharma presenting the early edition of World News Today (4am UK time?), whilst other semi-regular presenters seem to do unpredictable shifts. (Alastair Yates / Martine Croxall / Juliet Dunlop / James Dagwell (where is he) / Deborah MacKenzie / plus various others and so on....)
I would imagine two anchors could share the duties across seven days, with perhaps a third providing the regular cover.
Martine especially now presents at least one of Peter Sissons old shifts each week, Babita seems to have been replaced by Dominic (from Working Lunch) and Sonali Shah (From newsround) on the business, so I'm not sure if her appointment to overnights is permanent or not.
I very much got the impression Kasia Maderia (Sorry about spelling) and Juliet Dunlop were more relief presenters, with their main roles being the daytime summaries.
