IMO the sensible thing would be Daily Politics at 11.30 everyday with GMT 12-1pm, except on Wednesdays when there is PMQ's and during Wimbledon/other major sports
What I can see happenning is GMT will air at 12.30 (except during PMQ's/Sport) as a half hour condensed edition as happens with World News America on the News Channel
What I can see happenning is GMT will air at 12.30 (except during PMQ's/Sport) as a half hour condensed edition as happens with World News America on the News Channel
It seems that you're correct. According to Radio Times listings for Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th September, The Daily Politics retains its 12.00pm slot, with a half-hour GMT programme at 12.30pm.
If GMT goes out on BBC Two on PMQ days. one would presume that it will take the 1.30pm slot. However, would there be an issue in the BBC transmitting a news broadcast that is, effectively, 90 minutes out of date? It probably wouldn't be a daily occurrence, but if there was breaking news between the original BBC World broadcast and the BBC Two airing, this could be a problem. And there wouldn't be too much scope for editing the original version.
It was live as well, rather than a BBC World News America style condensed programme which I was expecting. More focused on interviews/analysis rather than a 'traditional news bulletin' but if it's interviews/analysis you want then it's not a bad half hour
Was the BBC World ad break during the business headlines?
who normally stands in for George when he is not available? Does he present Fridays too?
It's Stephen Sackur who does the programme on Friday. When George was off a few weeks ago, I saw David Eades do the show.
I see they've changed the beginning slightly. George standing up, different music (slightly) and giving the headlines in a different way.
Great programme all in all, and very happy to see it on BBC Two. It's a shame that viewers in the UK miss out on excellent shows only shown internationally on BBC World News.
who normally stands in for George when he is not available? Does he present Fridays too?
It's Stephen Sackur who does the programme on Friday. When George was off a few weeks ago, I saw David Eades do the show.
I see they've changed the beginning slightly. George standing up, different music (slightly) and giving the headlines in a different way.
Great programme all in all, and very happy to see it on BBC Two. It's a shame that viewers in the UK miss out on excellent shows only shown internationally on BBC World News.
A good programme it may be, but as a replacement for Working Lunch, it just doesn't compare. I realise the BBC have to save money....but I am genuinely intrigued as to what percentage of WL viewers will watch this new show...afterall the programme was all about personal finance and business...GMT is little more than a reworked international bulletin. I just wonder how long it will last, and what effect(if any) it will have on the viewership of the One O'clock News.
who normally stands in for George when he is not available? Does he present Fridays too?
It's Stephen Sackur who does the programme on Friday. When George was off a few weeks ago, I saw David Eades do the show.
I see they've changed the beginning slightly. George standing up, different music (slightly) and giving the headlines in a different way.
Great programme all in all, and very happy to see it on BBC Two. It's a shame that viewers in the UK miss out on excellent shows only shown internationally on BBC World News.
A good programme it may be, but as a replacement for Working Lunch, it just doesn't compare. I realise the BBC have to save money....but I am genuinely intrigued as to what percentage of WL viewers will watch this new show...afterall the programme was all about personal finance and business...GMT is little more than a reworked international bulletin. I just wonder how long it will last, and what effect(if any) it will have on the viewership of the One O'clock News.
But it isn't attempting to be a like-for-like replacement, but offer a very different news programme at little or no extra cost in the old Working Lunch slot.
who normally stands in for George when he is not available? Does he present Fridays too?
It's Stephen Sackur who does the programme on Friday. When George was off a few weeks ago, I saw David Eades do the show.
I see they've changed the beginning slightly. George standing up, different music (slightly) and giving the headlines in a different way.
Great programme all in all, and very happy to see it on BBC Two. It's a shame that viewers in the UK miss out on excellent shows only shown internationally on BBC World News.
A good programme it may be, but as a replacement for Working Lunch, it just doesn't compare. I realise the BBC have to save money....but I am genuinely intrigued as to what percentage of WL viewers will watch this new show...afterall the programme was all about personal finance and business...GMT is little more than a reworked international bulletin. I just wonder how long it will last, and what effect(if any) it will have on the viewership of the One O'clock News.
But it isn't attempting to be a like-for-like replacement, but offer a very different news programme at little or no extra cost in the old Working Lunch slot.
But why do we need yet another news programme? BBC Four already has World News Today, BBC Breakfast, three BBC News bulletins on BBC One, Newsnight and the BBC News Channel. Working Lunch was catering for a very specific niche, who are now left with very poor coverage.
who normally stands in for George when he is not available? Does he present Fridays too?
It's Stephen Sackur who does the programme on Friday. When George was off a few weeks ago, I saw David Eades do the show.
I see they've changed the beginning slightly. George standing up, different music (slightly) and giving the headlines in a different way.
Great programme all in all, and very happy to see it on BBC Two. It's a shame that viewers in the UK miss out on excellent shows only shown internationally on BBC World News.
A good programme it may be, but as a replacement for Working Lunch, it just doesn't compare. I realise the BBC have to save money....but I am genuinely intrigued as to what percentage of WL viewers will watch this new show...afterall the programme was all about personal finance and business...GMT is little more than a reworked international bulletin. I just wonder how long it will last, and what effect(if any) it will have on the viewership of the One O'clock News.
But it isn't attempting to be a like-for-like replacement, but offer a very different news programme at little or no extra cost in the old Working Lunch slot.
But why do we need yet another news programme? BBC Four already has World News Today, BBC Breakfast, three BBC News bulletins on BBC One, Newsnight and the BBC News Channel. Working Lunch was catering for a very specific niche, who are now left with very poor coverage.
It's there because clearly the BBC feels it can't justify the costs of a Business News programme that only a small proportion of people watch - a smaller proportion than had watched for a large part of its history.
Would you rather they'd replaced it with the usual daytime drivel, such as Cash in the Attick or Homes under the Hammer rather than an inexpensive simulcast of an interesting programme?
How does BBC World News handle the programme strands during major breaking news stories . . . for example, if a major story breaks at, say, 1130GMT and they stay with rolling coverage, will the 'GMT with George Alagiah' still run at 1200GMT or will they just continue with the rolling coverage without a TOTH sequence?
I'm asking because in such an event, it would seem that BBC World News is now restricted to meeting the 1230 start time for the BBC Two simulcast. And that, in effect, creates the same problem the News Channel has when covering a breaking story in the run-up to the One O'Clock or Ten O'Clock News.