OF
Its got no risk of that, that is assuming they still interview MPs and Policy Makers?
Ian Batz sure is making his mark on the programme. Provided it doesn't become a smart person's 'The One Show', I think the programme's doing pretty well recently.
Its got no risk of that, that is assuming they still interview MPs and Policy Makers?
JW
It's known that I'm a traditionalist (or fuddy duddy) on here. So, my opinions will come as no surprise.
I'm of the opinion that the Newsnight presenter should not be dancing at all. Neither on screen or even in her own home. Newsnight is a serious programme and need not be dumbed down in the manner noted above. What the hell were they thinking of?
It's only a matter of time before Denise Welch is anchoring Newsnight.
Furthermore, dancing should be left to the professionals.
Kindest regards,
Bruce Forsyth.
I'm of the opinion that the Newsnight presenter should not be dancing at all. Neither on screen or even in her own home. Newsnight is a serious programme and need not be dumbed down in the manner noted above. What the hell were they thinking of?
It's only a matter of time before Denise Welch is anchoring Newsnight.
Furthermore, dancing should be left to the professionals.
Kindest regards,
Bruce Forsyth.
BA
Isn't it a crime to take his name in vain?
People who are actually complaining about this are probably ignorant of the fact such frippery doesn't do other, similar programmes harm - Channel 4 News, for example.
Bruce Forsyth.
Isn't it a crime to take his name in vain?
People who are actually complaining about this are probably ignorant of the fact such frippery doesn't do other, similar programmes harm - Channel 4 News, for example.
OF
I doubt a bit of dancing at the end of a show is going to lead to them hiring Denise Welch!
It's known that I'm a traditionalist (or fuddy duddy) on here. So, my opinions will come as no surprise.
I'm of the opinion that the Newsnight presenter should not be dancing at all. Neither on screen or even in her own home. Newsnight is a serious programme and need not be dumbed down in the manner noted above. What the hell were they thinking of?
It's only a matter of time before Denise Welch is anchoring Newsnight.
Furthermore, dancing should be left to the professionals.
Kindest regards,
Bruce Forsyth.
I'm of the opinion that the Newsnight presenter should not be dancing at all. Neither on screen or even in her own home. Newsnight is a serious programme and need not be dumbed down in the manner noted above. What the hell were they thinking of?
It's only a matter of time before Denise Welch is anchoring Newsnight.
Furthermore, dancing should be left to the professionals.
Kindest regards,
Bruce Forsyth.
I doubt a bit of dancing at the end of a show is going to lead to them hiring Denise Welch!
JW
I doubt a bit of dancing at the end of a show is going to lead to them hiring Denise Welch!
I know. But I like to be dramatic.
It's known that I'm a traditionalist (or fuddy duddy) on here. So, my opinions will come as no surprise.
I'm of the opinion that the Newsnight presenter should not be dancing at all. Neither on screen or even in her own home. Newsnight is a serious programme and need not be dumbed down in the manner noted above. What the hell were they thinking of?
It's only a matter of time before Denise Welch is anchoring Newsnight.
Furthermore, dancing should be left to the professionals.
Kindest regards,
Bruce Forsyth.
I'm of the opinion that the Newsnight presenter should not be dancing at all. Neither on screen or even in her own home. Newsnight is a serious programme and need not be dumbed down in the manner noted above. What the hell were they thinking of?
It's only a matter of time before Denise Welch is anchoring Newsnight.
Furthermore, dancing should be left to the professionals.
Kindest regards,
Bruce Forsyth.
I doubt a bit of dancing at the end of a show is going to lead to them hiring Denise Welch!
I know. But I like to be dramatic.
HO
You realise 'history' goes back further than ten months, right?
Newsnight has a history of doing comical or unusual things at the end of their show, it's sort of like their version of and finally. Like when they did their Roobarb and Custard end credits or when they used the 'twitter' end board the other week - it's just part of the program.
You realise 'history' goes back further than ten months, right?
CA
You realise 'history' goes back further than ten months, right?
They have had special endings on occasion for years.I remember one at least 10 years ago involving Charlie Chaplin
Newsnight has a history of doing comical or unusual things at the end of their show, it's sort of like their version of and finally. Like when they did their Roobarb and Custard end credits or when they used the 'twitter' end board the other week - it's just part of the program.
You realise 'history' goes back further than ten months, right?
They have had special endings on occasion for years.I remember one at least 10 years ago involving Charlie Chaplin
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HO
You realise 'history' goes back further than ten months, right?
They have had special endings on occasion for years.I remember one at least 10 years ago involving Charlie Chaplin
Quite, but there's quite a difference between ending the programme with credits over archive footage of a SEGA game, say, and having a presenter interview a Sesame Street puppet, or dance to Thriller - things which seem to be happening more frequently at the moment, and according to newspaper reports are part of Ian Katz' vision for the new Newsnight.
Surprisingly, I don't have nearly so much of a problem with either the studio or graphics now than I did when the programme launched. It's possible I've just grown used to them, but I suspect at least the direction has been tweaked. There seems to be less walking from one side to the other now - the presenter remains stationary during reports - and the camera angles during the 'headlines' at the start don't feel so contrasting.
Newsnight has a history of doing comical or unusual things at the end of their show, it's sort of like their version of and finally. Like when they did their Roobarb and Custard end credits or when they used the 'twitter' end board the other week - it's just part of the program.
You realise 'history' goes back further than ten months, right?
They have had special endings on occasion for years.I remember one at least 10 years ago involving Charlie Chaplin
Quite, but there's quite a difference between ending the programme with credits over archive footage of a SEGA game, say, and having a presenter interview a Sesame Street puppet, or dance to Thriller - things which seem to be happening more frequently at the moment, and according to newspaper reports are part of Ian Katz' vision for the new Newsnight.
Surprisingly, I don't have nearly so much of a problem with either the studio or graphics now than I did when the programme launched. It's possible I've just grown used to them, but I suspect at least the direction has been tweaked. There seems to be less walking from one side to the other now - the presenter remains stationary during reports - and the camera angles during the 'headlines' at the start don't feel so contrasting.
JW
Would Donald MacCormack, Peter Snow, John Tusa, Joan Bakewell, Gavin Esler, or even Jeremy Paxman EVER dance out of the programme to Michael Jackson's Thriller?
No. They wouldn't.
A sprightly Charleston, perhaps, but never Thriller.
Despite my comments, I note that Kirsty Wark is actually being lauded on Twitter for her performance. Just goes to show that us fuddy duddies are a dying breed........
No. They wouldn't.
A sprightly Charleston, perhaps, but never Thriller.
Despite my comments, I note that Kirsty Wark is actually being lauded on Twitter for her performance. Just goes to show that us fuddy duddies are a dying breed........
CA
You realise 'history' goes back further than ten months, right?
They have had special endings on occasion for years.I remember one at least 10 years ago involving Charlie Chaplin
Quite, but there's quite a difference between ending the programme with credits over archive footage of a SEGA game, say, and having a presenter interview a Sesame Street puppet, or dance to Thriller .
Kirsty Young and Kirsty Wark closed Newsnight a few years ago with a spoof of the Two Ronnies 'The two Kirstys' on C.I.N night. They are happening more frequently but they're aren't a recent creation like you keep saying. The Saturday evening election specials in 2010 also had them.
Newsnight has a history of doing comical or unusual things at the end of their show, it's sort of like their version of and finally. Like when they did their Roobarb and Custard end credits or when they used the 'twitter' end board the other week - it's just part of the program.
You realise 'history' goes back further than ten months, right?
They have had special endings on occasion for years.I remember one at least 10 years ago involving Charlie Chaplin
Quite, but there's quite a difference between ending the programme with credits over archive footage of a SEGA game, say, and having a presenter interview a Sesame Street puppet, or dance to Thriller .
Kirsty Young and Kirsty Wark closed Newsnight a few years ago with a spoof of the Two Ronnies 'The two Kirstys' on C.I.N night. They are happening more frequently but they're aren't a recent creation like you keep saying. The Saturday evening election specials in 2010 also had them.
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