The Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Thread

There are various possible solutions to avoid an overlap, such as...

Calendar could make sure that the weather & pollen count are literally the very last thing that happens (i.e. then going straight from the post-weather sponsorship sting to the start of the ITV Evening News), thus meaning the final presenter link is a couple of minutes or so before the BOTH.

Pre-recording the opening moments of Look North (at least the pre-titles introduction, and maybe even the first post-titles link too). I'm sure that the Six tends to end variously early or late much of the time (if the BBC regions happen to start at, say, 18:28 tomorrow and the shared programme running order hasn't allowed for such an eventuality, there could be some messy junction(s) on either/both Yorkshire programmes).

Or, indeed, both of the above - thus maximising the "buffer zone" for avoiding any clash.

Yep easy for Calendar to duck out to something played out from the studio if they want to, or they could actually want to do a brief overlap where they are on both channels.

Will any one be able to record the speical itv version of the news this evening.

I’ll be recording both.

A promo has been tweeted by ITV https://twitter.com/itvcalendar/status/875741384359260161

If anyone knows a way I can watch Calendar in Granada land on Virgin am all ears

Unfortunately not, I've got Virgin as well and there is no way to manually add the ITV regions which is a bit of a bummer.

They'll be a lot of confused people switching on to Calendar right now and seeing HG.

"Hey Maureen, isn't that, that, erm, Richard Whiteley?"

So for those not able to watch, Christine did the first part of the programme solo, threw to John Shires in the studio for a news roundup and then came back to the OB alongside Harry and they're doubleheading the second part of the programme.

On BBC1, the regional spot in the Six headlines was pre-recorded with Harry and Christine.

And they did move the weather which was pre recorded right to the end of the programme, but in any case as it happens there was no chance of an overlap as the Six is running way over.

I hope this isn't the BBC's way to try and encourage Christine to do a Christa, to improve their female line up which is weakened in recent months.

And then they managed to opt late, somehow.

Yup.

Got about 30 seconds or so of the NC.

Well I have to say the Look North version is a lot more what I was expecting than the Calendar version which had a fairly token contribution from Harry in the second part of the programme with him really just chipping in with a few questions in the interviews.

Christine is genuinely co-presenting the programme, she read some of the headlines at the top of the programme, threw to Amanda in the studio etc.