New Meridian, BBC South & South East Thread

Kudos to the BBC South team for last night's South Today from Merville. Very sensitively done, with some cracking camera work and good editing. Even the junctions were done brilliantly, with a specially-voiced ident at 1900, giving a dignified pause between network and the programme itself. Fades to black, and the absence of any BBC News drum-and-bass gave the prog gravitas. No other news covered, which was appropriate for an occasion like this. The regional weather was a standalone segment AFTER the close of the programme.
BBC South are opting out this afternoon for another D-Day programme... hope it's of the same calibre.

I have been wondering recently about the weather presenters. BBC South West presenters, Holly Green, Dan Downs, Emily Wood give the forecast for South Today on weekends. Does any of the BBC South weather presenters do weather for Spotlight frequently?

The Plymouth weather hub provides off-peak forecasts for South Today.

.....and BBC Points West

Is it just me who hates Holly Green? She annoys me so much!

She can be a little too upbeat at times, but overall she's not bad.

Emma Vardy from Oxford's South Today did the 30 second update for the south region this evening.

I'm not sure whether she is presenting Southampton's bulletin at 10:25 or if she just did the 30 second bulletin

Emma's been working in Southampton for some time as Home Affairs Correspondent.

Any news if Wesley Smith is going to be doing anything else for BBC Oxford deejay?

Wes has been working for a fair number of itv regions since last appearing on the BBC, most recently at Anglia. Worth a follow on twitter if you would like to know what he's up to

Thanks deejay so I guess that's a no for BBC Oxford.

Any reason why it was a fully split programme last night?

Simply lots of content following the conclusion of the arson trial at Oxford Crown Court.