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JA
JAS84

They are worse than the Mail for churnalism. If any paper goes bust during this crisis I would hope it's them - though nowadays they'll take the Mirror with them.

The big difference between the Mail and the Express is that the Mail has always been decently resourced and funded and as a consequence is a quality product. The Express was asset stripped and reduced down to the bare bones by its previous owner, it's trying to be The Mail on a fraction of the resources.


The owners of The Mirror haven't improved it much. Their papers, both national and local have long had really appalling websites - multiple pop up adverts, surveys before you read, auto playing video ads etc. Combining that mess with the Express's awful clickbait is a terrible combination
Yeah, that's one thing I really hate about the Hull Daily Mail website. Mad
RD
RDJ
Gethin Jones co-hosting The One Show this week.

Quite Welsh-heavy... and another Blue Peter stalwart.
JO
Joe
RDJ posted:
Gethin Jones co-hosting The One Show this week.

Quite Welsh-heavy... and another Blue Peter stalwart.

Makes a change from all those English-heavy programmes then.
HT
HTV Best
I think Gethin suits the show.
BR
Brekkie
Hasn't Gethin already replaced Matt once in his lifetime, or did he replace Simon? I think the two left in pretty quick succession.
SW
Steve Williams
Hasn't Gethin already replaced Matt once in his lifetime, or did he replace Simon? I think the two left in pretty quick succession.


Gethin replaced Simon, in 2005. Matt left a year later and it says in Richard Marson's book that Matt struggled a bit after Simon left, because he'd enjoyed working with Simon so much and the team of Konnie, Simon, Matt and Liz had been together for so long and been so successful that Matt couldn't bear to see it break up. I know Marson has said that Matt was a bit cool with Gethin when first arrived, partly for that reason, and I think Matt later apologised to Gethin for not being as welcoming as he might have been.
CU
Custard56
I think Gethin suits the show.


I agree - he slotted in quite seamlessly tonight, and partnered Alex Jones well.
BR
Brekkie
I think Gethin suits the show.


I agree - he slotted in quite seamlessly tonight, and partnered Alex Jones well.

I think they've worked together in the past on S4C.
SW
Steve Williams
I think they've worked together in the past on S4C.


Yes, he mentioned that, and showed a picture of them together on it.
NG
noggin Founding member
Gethin has stood in as a relief presenter on The One Show in the past. He co-presented for a week with Gloria Hunniford ISTR.

23 days later

CM
cmthwtv
Huw Edwards will be co-presenting tomorrow.
MI
Michael
And the Welsh weatherman from BBC North was on tonight.

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