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Neil__
Acrobats posted:
Peter Marshall is presenting this lunchtime bulletin!

And?
He has presented NWT a few times before now. I think he's currently third in line to do the main prog (after Gordon and Stuart Flinders)
IM
its me
Annabel Tiffin presented for a week when both Gordon and Stuart wer off last summer.
MO
morgaineofevil
Anabell tiffin please MUCH BETTER than Gordon OR STUART
she was good on central news east.
on nwt she's much better
NG
noggin Founding member
Acrobats posted:
Peter Marshall is presenting this lunchtime bulletin!


That isn't Peter Marshall who was a Newsnight reporter, and presented occasionally on News 24 in the 90s is it?
NE
Neil__
its me posted:
Annabel Tiffin presented for a week when both Gordon and Stuart wer off last summer.

Yes, yes, we know that. We also know that she was only called on to do it because Gordon, Stuart and Peter were unavailable.

And while we all agreed she made a very good job of it (so much so that one or two of the changes from that time have been incorporated into the new-look NWT), she's still lower down the pecking order at present.
NE
Neil__
noggin posted:
That isn't Peter Marshall who was a Newsnight reporter, and presented occasionally on News 24 in the 90s is it?

Assuming you're talking about this guy: http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/460000/images/_463078_marshall_cut2.jpg
then, no.

No picture of Peter Marsahll on NWT's website (which is really poor, has the old logo and a picture of the mustard yellow version of the old NWT set).
AL
AaronLancs
Neil Green posted:
noggin posted:
That isn't Peter Marshall who was a Newsnight reporter, and presented occasionally on News 24 in the 90s is it?

Assuming you're talking about this guy: http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/460000/images/_463078_marshall_cut2.jpg
then, no.

No picture of Peter Marsahll on NWT's website (which is really poor, has the old logo and a picture of the mustard yellow version of the old NWT set).


Think of a school geek and you.ve got him with a mole on the top left part of his lip.
MO
morgaineofevil
I like the fact that Gordon has a sofa now.he looks quite relaxed on it. I also loke his new s desk.the LDN CREDITS really do it prould and gives a real manchester feel. im back home to NWT on friday so no more Nick for a frew weeks
shame
Gordon for 2 weeks, unless he decided to have xmas off.and we get Anabelle or someone instead.
:-(
A former member
Why should NWT have a Manchester feel? Doesn't it also go out in Liverpool, Lancashire, S.Cumbria, Cheshire, Stoke, Isle of Man??? Confused
NG
noggin Founding member
morgaineofevil posted:
I like the fact that Gordon has a sofa now.he looks quite relaxed on it. I also loke his new s desk.the LDN CREDITS really do it prould and gives a real manchester feel. im back home to NWT on friday so no more Nick for a frew weeks
shame
Gordon for 2 weeks, unless he decided to have xmas off.and we get Anabelle or someone instead.


Problem with giving the show "a manchester feel" is that it isn't "Manchester Tonight" - it covers a much larger region - including Liverpool and other non-Manchester areas of the North West, like Chester.

BBC London have the same problem - the show makes sense if you live inside the M25 - but is pretty irrelevant if you don't...
IT
itsrobert Founding member
noggin posted:
morgaineofevil posted:
I like the fact that Gordon has a sofa now.he looks quite relaxed on it. I also loke his new s desk.the LDN CREDITS really do it prould and gives a real manchester feel. im back home to NWT on friday so no more Nick for a frew weeks
shame
Gordon for 2 weeks, unless he decided to have xmas off.and we get Anabelle or someone instead.


Problem with giving the show "a manchester feel" is that it isn't "Manchester Tonight" - it covers a much larger region - including Liverpool and other non-Manchester areas of the North West, like Chester.

BBC London have the same problem - the show makes sense if you live inside the M25 - but is pretty irrelevant if you don't...


To be honest, I disagree with morgaineofevil when he says it has a Manchester feel. Nothing's changed in terms of the titles to make it more Manchester-centric, I don't see how the adoption of LDN's music gives NWT a more Manchester feel. In fact, I feel that NWT gives excellent coverage of Merseyside, Cheshire and Lancashire as well as Greater Manchester, where it is based.
IM
its me
I assumed Annabel Tiffin would be presenting the NWT bulletins over Christmas, obviously not as she wished us all a Merry Christmas tonight saying she would be back on Monday.

Anyone know who is? Tina Bangs maybe?

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