Coronavirus | Television News Coverage

I can only actually think of one PM in my lifetime who had a science degree ?

The only PM ever to have a science degree.

Do we dare to mention that name?

Coronavirus News Special now scheduled for 4.30 on BBC 1 followed by a half hour News bulletin at 6 and the usual 10 minute regional bulletin at 6.30. “Little Mix The Search” seems to have been dropped.

Sky News are presenting from Westminster at 3pm with Jonathan Samuels ahead of the PM press conference.

I'd have thought just following the briefing with the regional news then having The Search as scheduled would have been fine.

In ratings terms at least though Boris can console himself with the fact he is more popular than Little Mix.

Peston on Twitter has the details 'in advance' if anyone wants to review.

So basically a national lockdown but they daren't just call it that...

The fact that's been leaked as well isn't helpful.

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-10-31/covid-what-are-the-new-lockdown-measures-for-england

ITV News just has a 10 minute scheduled bulletin at 7pm after the rugby, then 20 minutes at 11.30pm. Neither ideal really - would be wise for them to replace the 45 minute Catchphrase at 7.15pm with a half hour show at 7.30pm.

Pretty poor from itv tbh, considering the country is going into lockdown you’d think they would have at least a 30 minute bulletin after it’s announced officially.

I stand corrected, the subject matter for his degree wasn't about a dead language, it was about literature written in Latin and Ancient Greek
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literae_humaniores?wprov=sfla1

And people complain about Media Studies being pointless