I agree, one pair of presenters should be the faces of the appeal rather than changing through the night.
I would pair Graham Norton with Joanna Lumley. There's already a certain chemistry there, and you'd be harking back to the wit of Wogan and mixing it with someone that has a real history with CiN. It gives a bit more gravitas to proceedings. After all, CiN has always been more of a Radio 2-type affair rather than anything trendy.
I've been thinking about this for a while. I agree the night is too long, and has just become a bit of a 'throw a load of ideas and performances at the screen and hope it sticks'.
I do think that some on here, would like a return to the technical shambles of the late 80's Wogan era, of small chipboard sets, booths for local radio presenters and all done in TC8 - but we are never going back to those days.
I'm of the opinion that merge The One Show into the main show, start it at 7, and get Matt Baker and an other to host the first hour. TOS does a heck of a lot of pre CIN night 'heavy lifting' with the Rickshaw Challenge, and just to throw that away (as some have suggested by starting the live show at 7) and finish it off as a three minute insert into the live show, would be wasteful.
So, studio based 7pm - 12.30am. Regional (pan regional if staffing and budgets get in the way) opt-outs at ten to the hour, each hour for ten minutes. That allows the national 'mothership' programme to breath a little.
One main presenter hosting from 8 till the end, joined by a co-host from 8-10 and 10.45 - 12.30.
Probably Graham Norton, but you need someone who can wing it live, if all things technical fail, can make fun of it, drag the audience along with them until its fixed, or bounce to next item.
You know, the other alternative for the main host is someone who I've never been able to work out why he's never put his name forward, or if there are still a few singed bridges from previous tv work with people now running the television arm of the fundraiser. Chris Evans. He would be perfect for the live tv show.
I would think it is worth trying to move Zoe Ball in as the main female presenter over the next couple of years to really cement that Radio 2 link. She is generally more likeable than Tess, has somewhat of a cross generation appeal and would bring a new but reliable face to proceedings.
It's too pedestrian with too many VT's and pre-recorded elements. Text Santa had the balance about right, specials of shows during the day and a 3 hour live studio event. Make better use of the studio, more performances & live elements. It needs a bit of unpredictability in it.
I would think it is worth trying to move Zoe Ball in as the main female presenter over the next couple of years to really cement that Radio 2 link. She is generally more likeable than Tess, has somewhat of a cross generation appeal and would bring a new but reliable face to proceedings.
Really? I find her as excruciating as Tess. Sara Cox on the other hand has mellowed which shows in her delivery.
You know, the other alternative for the main host is someone who I've never been able to work out why he's never put his name forward, or if there are still a few singed bridges from previous tv work with people now running the television arm of the fundraiser. Chris Evans. He would be perfect for the live tv show.
He would be, but that won't happen now he's taken the Murdoch shilling. Though he did present Comic Relief while he was at channel 4, it won't happen now he's stopped being their golden boy
The thing is that he probably is the single name most associated with CiN these days. He seems to spend the whole week leading up to the Friday night TV show raising money for it, plus aren't his 'Truckfest' events raising money for CiN?
Maybe having him as a main TV presenter was thought to be a bit like he was totally replacing Wogan
It will be interesting to see how Zoe Ball continues that CiN tradition
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The regional element these days sadly does seem like an anomaly, but for those that work on it in the regions, who seldom get to do anything but regional news, they do genuinely enjoy and relish the opportunity to do something more relaxed, creative, musical, extravagant. I'd love to see a return to longer opts but also the regional bounces - where the regions offer an insert to the national programme. That's what I used to really love about CiN night - and it's all gone, with the exception of the children's choir. I doubt very much it'll happen though.
