BBC News: Presenters & Rotas

Tim was on World yesterday, Chris is on air right now.

Kate Silverton - New glasses, it appears.

I assume she's not comfortable with wearing contacts anyway, else she would have gone down that route years ago?

Now thats interesting.

For the late bulletin, she's gone back to her other pair!

Those of you who tape the bulletins, for one reason or another, you take a look, I'm pretty sure she's wearing different glasses in both bulletins!

As someone who wears glasses, I have to say I've just got used to them over the years, and wouldn't consider getting contact lenses for that reason. There are many other reasons why someone would wear glasses instead of contact lenses.

There isnt many female newsreaders that wear glasses on a regular basis is there?

Kate certainly is the only one I see.

(Fiona Bruce only wears hers once in a blue moon. Conjunctivitis ISTR)

If wish they'd give Julian the Friday 11-2 slot permanently....he's really suited to this slot and I believe Chris would be more suited to the 6-9 slot.

Nicholas Owen presented a special 5-6 hour block of programming on BBC Parliament called 'Beeching Night' analysing the highlights and controversies the British rail industry has faced since the report's publication, with reports in chronological order including extracts from Newsnight and Panorama. It was an interesting watch, and great to see a BBC newsreader tackle something they're actually interested in.

He presented last nights Panorama Programme even though there was a diffrent reporter and it was from 2001

George Alagiah, for the 3rd week running, is AGAIN not presenting the news at six. Anyone know wants happened?

Karin Giannone making her debut on World Service at the moment. She will be presenting some editions of World Have Your Say - does this mean she will be doing less World News?

He didn't really present Panorama, just introduced it. More like an in-vision continuity announcer.

His contract probably isn't for 52 1/2 weeks of the year.