BBC World News - to 14th January 2013

Firstly because it's not funded by advertising, therefore it CAN be broadcast to the UK. The whole debate about BBC World being broadcast to the UK is futile because it cannot do so.

Secondly, my own opinion is that comparing R4 with the WS is not entirely fair. I listen to both frequently and they are quite different. I think of R4 as the BBC One of radio - if you imagine BBC One's programmes are much more high brow. Like BBC One, R4 has scheduled bulletins of news at various points of the day, but it isn't a rolling news channel. It has non-news programmes in between. By contrast, the WS is much more focused on news, business and current affairs and is similar in format to BBC World television. For this reason I don't think R4 and the WS are competing in the same way in which BBC News and BBC World would be.

Believe me - I've had access to both channels for 10 years - although they were quite different channels a decade ago, they really aren't dissimilar in 2012. In 2002, BBC World had less of a focus on news and much more on lifestyle programming: it used to show Top Gear and Holiday amongst others. I really don't think there's much difference between BBC World and BBC News any more. Both could now be considered rolling news channels with the only difference being editorial priorities.

I think world service realised that making a programme called 'the interview' was a waste of money when one already existed which could be also be broadcast on radio. They record a different introduction, and I think its only a couple a week. But there is nothing about hardtalk which restricts it to tv.

Ooops, guessing Jane has forgot she's broadcasting on World as she just gave a time check...

Also no opening titles either for World News Today either....

Does anybody know if Sal is doing World Business Report on Wednesday and so will do the paper review with JC?

Who is Sal? and who is JC?

Sally Bundock and Jonathan Charles

I don't like these abbreviations of presenter names. It leaves too many people in the dark. At least with things like... DOG ...you get a hint.

EDIT: I thought i was in the rota thread then, really don't need the nonsense clogging up the World News thread as well.

Yes, and it's also rather familiar and disrespectful. i-lied, how do you know Sally Bundock would allow you to call her 'Sal'? Do you know her personally? I don't mind friends and colleagues calling me Rob, but officially I prefer Robert. The etiquette is to address someone formally (i.e. Ms Bundock, or Sally Bundock) unless otherwise instructed.

Sorry I know Johnathan called her that so seemed approriate somewhat.

With all the Entwistle saga going on, will this delay BBC World News' move to NBH?

They really wouldn't want to be seen to be moving into a glitsy new studio and building while everything seems to be going on around them?

All the more reason to do it, I would say. Draw a line, so to speak.

I don't think anyone would take that viewpoint - it's a completely different thing really.