BBC News: Presenters & Rotas

Matthew Amroliwala has been hopping about the schedules this week...

Mon 1900-2200 with Annita McVeigh
Wed 1400-1800 with Sophie Long (single-headed 5 O'Clock)
Thu 0830-1100 with Carole Walker

Perhaps they're trying him out for a new slot? It would be a big change to see him leave the brunch shift. He's really breaking-news material in my opinion, alongside Jane Hill and Annita McVeigh.

It might be because everyone else is at NBH for the new pilots.

and has it been a Crimewatch week? Quite often he jumps about then

No, the last Crimewatch was 2 weeks ago.

Yes, presumably Simon/Carrie were at NBH today to pilot, since we already know they're sticking in the same slot.

Rachel Schofield on at 08:30 with Carrie Gracie. I thought she had left the BBC?

I think it was said she may freelance. OMG at seeing her though!!

Freelance, with a commitment to BBC News.

Meanwhile, on World, it's Friday, so it's him.....I mean, Tim.

Tim also did the 0800-1200 shift yesterday.

Ooh! A wee change to the usual Friday line up for us on World: Zeinab Badawi with GMT (she's superb) and Philippa Thomas coming up with Impact (she's also superb).

Of I'm not mistaken, Philippa's first Impact?

She also presented The World Tonight on Radio 4 last night, and is scheduled for tonight. She has presented quite a few editions since Robin Lustig left, and I do wonder if she will be named as the second presenter at some point.

Update on Andrew Marr from the BBC News website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21633174
It says he will be expected to return later on this year.

Sophie Raworth this week and Susanna Reid is presenting the following week