The Newsroom

BBC News strike

(May 2005)

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MA
Magoo
Ian of old posted:
BBC WORLD posted:
Could be any one of several people - Peter Coe / Nici Marx / Gwennan Edwards / Donald MacCormack / John Tusa / Carla Garapedian / Stephen Cole / Keshini Navaratnam / Anita MacNaught / Roger Finn / Lindsey Brancher / Melinda Wittstock (remember her????) / Linette Tye (remember her too?) / Tim Sebastian / Valerie Sanderson... the list goes on.


Yes, I agree with Matrix - Cole is certainly still around as a fill-in, so perhaps wouldn't rock the boat. Peter Coe was certainly a former World stalwart, but I don't know if he'd be described as an 'old hasbeen'.

From your list I'd take the already mentioned MacCormack and Tusa (though I would point he is still around) and your suggestion Tim Sebastian. Does Roger Finn do some R4 stuff now? I also wondered about Nici Marx, who certainly did World for a long time.


We can also probably rule out Gwenan Edwards - she was on news 24 last week.
MA
Matrix
Ian of old posted:
BBC WORLD posted:
Could be any one of several people - Peter Coe / Nici Marx / Gwennan Edwards / Donald MacCormack / John Tusa / Carla Garapedian / Stephen Cole / Keshini Navaratnam / Anita MacNaught / Roger Finn / Lindsey Brancher / Melinda Wittstock (remember her????) / Linette Tye (remember her too?) / Tim Sebastian / Valerie Sanderson... the list goes on.


Yes, I agree with Matrix - Cole is certainly still around as a fill-in, so perhaps wouldn't rock the boat. Peter Coe was certainly a former World stalwart, but I don't know if he'd be described as an 'old hasbeen'.

From your list I'd take the already mentioned MacCormack and Tusa (though I would point he is still around) and your suggestion Tim Sebastian. Does Roger Finn do some R4 stuff now? I also wondered about Nici Marx, who certainly did World for a long time.


These are all interesting suggestions but Its worth remembering that on Monday there will only be one feed for the three outlets (UK National, News 24 (UK) and World) So Phillip Hayton may not be such a wild card. Niki Marx, Oh I remember her from the days of World Service Television, I thought she was at Sky still...
Gwenen Edwards might also be a good one.

EDIT: Just read your post Scottish, didn't she her. What time was she doing/ Covering....
MA
Magoo
Matrix posted:
Ian of old posted:
BBC WORLD posted:
Could be any one of several people - Peter Coe / Nici Marx / Gwennan Edwards / Donald MacCormack / John Tusa / Carla Garapedian / Stephen Cole / Keshini Navaratnam / Anita MacNaught / Roger Finn / Lindsey Brancher / Melinda Wittstock (remember her????) / Linette Tye (remember her too?) / Tim Sebastian / Valerie Sanderson... the list goes on.


Yes, I agree with Matrix - Cole is certainly still around as a fill-in, so perhaps wouldn't rock the boat. Peter Coe was certainly a former World stalwart, but I don't know if he'd be described as an 'old hasbeen'.

From your list I'd take the already mentioned MacCormack and Tusa (though I would point he is still around) and your suggestion Tim Sebastian. Does Roger Finn do some R4 stuff now? I also wondered about Nici Marx, who certainly did World for a long time.


These are all interesting suggestions but Its worth remembering that on Monday there will only be one feed for the three outlets (UK National, News 24 (UK) and World) So Phillip Hayton may not be such a wild card. Niki Marx, Oh I remember her from the days of World Service Television, I thought she was at Sky still...
Gwenen Edwards might also be a good one.

EDIT: Just read your post Scottish, didn't she her. What time was she doing/ Covering....


She covered for Joanna Gosling from 13-15 May presenting Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings with Chris Lowe.

ALSO: My suspicion is that it probably isn't Philip Hayton. If he was to present a long shift on Monday (and by doing so help out the management) I don't think that he still be presenting on the Sunday afternoon as well (unless he volunteered to do both).....Sissons or Michael Buerk perhaps....
MA
Matrix
scottish posted:
Matrix posted:
Ian of old posted:
BBC WORLD posted:
Could be any one of several people - Peter Coe / Nici Marx / Gwennan Edwards / Donald MacCormack / John Tusa / Carla Garapedian / Stephen Cole / Keshini Navaratnam / Anita MacNaught / Roger Finn / Lindsey Brancher / Melinda Wittstock (remember her????) / Linette Tye (remember her too?) / Tim Sebastian / Valerie Sanderson... the list goes on.


Yes, I agree with Matrix - Cole is certainly still around as a fill-in, so perhaps wouldn't rock the boat. Peter Coe was certainly a former World stalwart, but I don't know if he'd be described as an 'old hasbeen'.

From your list I'd take the already mentioned MacCormack and Tusa (though I would point he is still around) and your suggestion Tim Sebastian. Does Roger Finn do some R4 stuff now? I also wondered about Nici Marx, who certainly did World for a long time.


These are all interesting suggestions but Its worth remembering that on Monday there will only be one feed for the three outlets (UK National, News 24 (UK) and World) So Phillip Hayton may not be such a wild card. Niki Marx, Oh I remember her from the days of World Service Television, I thought she was at Sky still...
Gwenen Edwards might also be a good one.

EDIT: Just read your post Scottish, didn't she her. What time was she doing/ Covering....


She covered for Joanna Gosling from 13-15 May presenting Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings with Chris Lowe.

ALSO: My suspicion is that it probably isn't Philip Hayton. If he was to present a long shift on Monday (and by doing so help out the management) I don't think that he still be presenting on the Sunday afternoon as well (unless he volunteered to do both).....Sissons or Michael Buerk perhaps....


Possibly and it would be nice but as Marcus said a BBC World old hand.

I was wondering If I could quote some of you. What do you think of the strike?
IO
Ian of old
Yes, I've often thought that BBC News ought have a couple of top presenters who are well known to both World and National/News24* audiences. Phil hasn't done World for a couple of years now but he's the only one who comes close. And as I said 'old hasbeen' could be an insult from Marcus.

But yes, I agree - it'd be unlikely that he'd do his 1-5 shift today if so. So perhaps rule out.

(OK, Esler does Dateline on World and Huw Edwards has done some specials, but I don't want to take the topic off-topic!)
MA
Matrix
With this strike I presume the whole of the BBC One presenting team will walk ( Anna/Darren Sophie/Geogre/Sian (There three of us in this relationship you know) and Huw/Fiona

Or are some still remaining....
MR
mrwilliams
I'm actually looking forward to see how the strike will affect the BBC especially BBC NEWS
HA
harshy Founding member
GMTV_journalist posted:
I'm actually looking forward to see how the strike will affect the BBC especially BBC NEWS
Well Mike Embley has presented on both outlets for a numbers of years, perhaps it's him?
MA
Matrix
harshy posted:
GMTV_journalist posted:
I'm actually looking forward to see how the strike will affect the BBC especially BBC NEWS
Well Mike Embley has presented on both outlets for a numbers of years, perhaps it's him?


Umm. Haven't seen Mike for yonks! Wild card now but David Eades - He always looks like he needs the money....
JU
juice
From 00:01 I don't think you will notice too much bother on BBC TV services, other than it will go to something a little more amateurishly. The problems will occur overnight on Radio Five Live, World Service (which Radio 4 carries over night), Radio 4 at first thing in the morning, (don't forget, continuity read out the all important shipping forecast), and then BBC News on television throughout the day.
HA
harshy Founding member
juice posted:
From 00:01 I don't think you will notice too much bother on BBC TV services, other than it will go to something a little more amateurishly. The problems will occur overnight on Radio Five Live, World Service (which Radio 4 carries over night), Radio 4 at first thing in the morning, (don't forget, continuity read out the all important shipping forecast), and then BBC News on television throughout the day.
Well I was thinking Marcus says that management have worked in a gallery before, but is it a normal; traditional type of gallery rather then a modern one with complex equipment to use, it could well be possible we may never see the TOG in action at all, but astons generated by Big Ted, and if they are any problems in terms of continuity equipment, we may even see less trailers, and possibly more countdown, but would we even see the countdown because I presume that too is part of the continuity system too.
JU
juice
From my knowledge, I think you will see the countdown on N24 but it may not be well produced... i.e.;

Out of time (not on time so to speak)
Poor in-vision shots on the cameras (all robotic so need to be operated by competent camera operators)
Poor vision mixing (ever used a digital vision mixer??)
Poor Direction (A manager directing a live news programme........... okay.....)

See what I mean??

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