Sky News/BBC News Channel Swap Presenters for Comic Relief?

I posted this in another thread on the main forum, but thought it could warrant discussion here as it's more applicable.

I think the ultimate Comic Relief money raiser would be Sky News and BBC News channel presenters swapping channels for a day or a few hours - so you'd get the likes of Kay Burley, Jeremy Thompson, Anna Botting etc on the News channel and Jon Sopel, Matthew Amroliwala, Jane Hill etc on Sky News... but I don't think it would ever happen, although i'd pay money to see it!

Would be interesting to see the likes of Emily Maitlis, Simon McCoy and Juliet Foster back on Sky News and the likes of Anna Jones and Dermot Murnaghan back on the BBC!

I don't think the majority of viewers would be that bothered - can you really see that being broadcast on the Sports Relief evening or people thinking it's a worthy reason to donate?

Yeah would entertain us TV-Forum folk but I think that half of the public wouldn't notice!

I'd prefer to see both channels doing a funny hat and/or jumper day - so you'd get the likes of Kay Burley, Jeremy Thompson, Anna Botting etc. wearing a funny hat and Jon Sopel, Matthew Amroliwala, Jane Hill etc. wearing funny jumpers... but I don't think it would ever happen, although I'd pay money to see it!

Would be interesting to see the likes of Emily Maitlis, Simon McCoy and Juliet Foster in funny jumpers and the likes of Anna Jones and Dermot Murnaghan in funny hats!

Hmmm

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Depends what stories they'll be covering.

If the news agenda features some tragic event, then the use of comedic red noses and pink, fluffy jumpers would not go down well with those of us who have a sense of decency.

Besides, it would only really appeal to kids, and children don't often watch the news.

They could take the funny hats and/or jumpers off when covering the more serious stories. In fact, the funny hats or jumpers could add to the coverage. Imagine you turn over to Sky News only to see Jeremy Thompson climbing out of a jumper. You would be likely to stick around because it probably means there is some breaking news coming up. Just wait for him to get his jumper off and you will find out what it is. Likewise with the hats, the newsreaders could quite easily swap a clowns hat for an undertakers hat depending on the story.



I don't think anyone mentioned comedic red noses. Now you are just being silly.


Really? There is a programme on one of the BBC channels called Newsround: News for Kids. It has been running for 7 or 8 years now and seems quite popular.

I think a pre-recorded short news bulletin from each channel with swapped presenters might work on Comic Relief/Children in Need, but a full day of live presentation with swapped presenters or funny outfits? Not sure it would be suitable on the serious news channels. That's before you even have to deal with getting the presenters to agree to work for rival stations for a day.

Any "news" programme that lacks its own thread on TV Forum is not a serious news programme. I remember watching it when I was younger, and the items it featured were far from the types of stories you'd expect from a true news channel.

And can you imagine the palaver in switching outfits between pieces? Getting the make-up department on board will be a tough ask. The thing is to distance proper news channels / programmes from this sort of fun-themed day. I know you can shoot me down because it's for charity, but what's stopping the presenters from doing their own thing? The majority have Twitter (and a large following at that), so they can always ask for donations and sponsorships in their own time, but to appear in a wizard's hat while wearing God-knows-what is as unprofessional as making a joke April Fool's Day story.

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