I would also be in favour of quite a big change... here goes.
All bulletins on BBC1,2 and 4 would come from the same studio (including Breakfast, which would show on News 24 between 6 and
. It would have a desk, next to a big plasma, and a soft set, on the opposite side, next to another plasma. The soft set, similar in shape to the current b/fast set would be moveable, to allow a newsreader to stand next to the screen. More importantly, there would be a REAL newsroom for the backdrop.
BBC Morning News
5:30-6:00 am BBC 1 Mon-Fri
with Gillian Joseph or Peter Sissons Relief: Jo Gosling
SET - Newsdesk, or Stood
BBC Breakfast
6:00-9:00 or 9:30 am on BBC1 7days
with Sian Williams and Bill Turnbull, Mishal Hussein and Simon McCoy or Susanna Reid and Jon Sopel
Soft Set
6-8 is newsy progoramme, then 8-end is entertainment.
with Hourly Bulletins with Gillian Joseph or Peter Sissons Relief: Jo Gosling
News Bulletins
BBC1 10,11, and 12:00 Mon-Fri
with Fiona Bruce or Phillip Hayton
Soft Set
BBC News at 1
BBC1 1-1:30 Regions 1:30-1:45 Mon-Fri
with Fiona Bruce or Phillip Hayton Relief: Chris Eakin
Desk Set
Concentrating on World News
Afternoon News Bulletins
BBC1 3:00 and BBC2 4 and 5:00 Mon-Fri
with Jeremy Paxman, Matthew Amroliwala, Jane Hill, or Natasha Kaplinsky.
Soft Set
BBC News at Six O'Clock
BBC1 6:00-6:40 Regional 6:40-7:00 and 6:00-6:15 on Sundays
with Jeremy Paxman and Natasha Kaplinsky, Matthew Amroliwala and Jane Hill , Maxine Mawhinney or Dermot Murnaghan relief: Susanna Reid
1 Presenter at Desk, one presenting lighter news from the soft set. On a very serious news day, e.g. Tsunami, Royal Death, Terrorist Attack or otherwise both presenters may sit at the desk. During major sporting events e.g. Wimbledon the World cup etc both presenters will sit at the desk to make room for a sports presenter on the soft set to do an extended sport buletin.
One presenter would sit at the desk on a Sunday, or at the soft set if the bulletin was moved from 6. This would be either Maxine or Dermot.
At the end of the weekday 6, the presenter who had done the afternoon bulletins would go home.
Evening News Bulletin
8:00, BBC 1 Mon-Fri
Soft Set
with Remaining 6 presenter
The World
8:30 BBC 2 Mon-Fri
Desk
with George Alagiah or Moira Stuart Relief: Mishal Hussein
would replace BBC4 bulletin
If George is presenting, he will also do the 10 later on. If Moira is presenting, Sophie Raworth will do the 10 (along with BBC 4 News).
Ideally, George would do Mon-Wed and Moira Thurs and Fri
BBC 4 News
9:15 BBC 4 Mon-Thurs
Soft Set
with Mark Lawson or Sophie Raworth. Relief: Darren Jordan
News on Literature, film and the arts.
BBC News at 10:00
BBC 1 10-10:20, 7 days Regional -10:30 Mon-Fri
Desk
with George Alagiah (Mon-Wed) or Sophie Raworth (Thurs and Fri) or Dermot Murnaghan/Maxine Mawhinney (Sat and Sun) Relief : Darren Jordan
This shortened progoramme would throw to the regions at 10:20, and the regions would throw back directly into Newsnight at 10:30 (rehearsals for Newsnight would not take place inside the studio, apart from the last 10 mins).
Newsnight
10:30-11:15
with Kirsty Wark, Huw Edwards, Gavin Esler, Michael Buerk or Sarah Montague
Desk
2 of the above presenters, both at Desk. Preferably the same gender.
Weekends
Darren Jordan, Maxine Mawhinney, Dermot Murnaghan, Peter Sissons, Louisa Preston, Louise Minchin, Jo Gosling, Liz Pike.
