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*New Face arrives at South Today >> Jo Kent from Look East* (April 2003)

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Ben Founding member
South Today posted:
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South Today posted:
- Does anyone know who presents the 3:25pm update on BBC Two?? I guess Sally


I don't think Sally has ever done an afternoon update on BBC 2, its often the person who reads the late news.


Pauline Brandt???!!


Yep, she's done it alot if shes on tonight then it may well have been her, also Stuart Norval and sometimes some other reporters/presenters do it.
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South Today
Sally T doesn't seam to do much!!!
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noggin Founding member
South Today posted:
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The Oxford opt is presented from the smaller presentation studio at Southampton (now enlarged to have at least two cameras) There are edit suites at Radio Oxford, and a down-the-line studio, but the opt presentation (studio and gallery) is in Southampton.

The 1830 programme has a pre-recorded opening sequence specifically for Oxford where Sally (or whoever is the main pres) reads the opening headlines and then hands to the Oxford presenter - who then picks up live. The 2225 bulletins are entirely split Oxford/Southampton-wise - and both are live.

I don't know if the Southampton 1830 opening headlines are also pre-recorded - it wouldn't be unusual if they were as quite a few regions pre-record their headlines (as of course do ITN for the ITV1 main bulletins...)


What about lunchtime??


I think that as a rule Breakfast, Lunchtime, Weekends and Bank Holidays are all pan-regional (i.e. same programmes for Oxford and Southampton) This is pretty much standard across all of the BBC sub regions (Hull, Cambridge, Oxford and Jersey).

(None of the current sub-regions can opt-out on BBC Two - so there are never any sub-opts on BBC Two - a problem sometimes when the 1830 programme is shifted toTwo because of Wimbledon)


But the online steam from lunchtime shows the South Today (southampton) Titles. What about the titles for oxfordshire?


Oxford will see the same set of titles - they aren't split (The cost of staffing the second gallery to do a sub-opt just for titles couldn't really be justified...)

The programme is originated from Southampton - and I guess as the Oxford-opt is only a small part of the South Today patch they chose to use the Southampton rather than Oxford titles for pan-regional bulletins - as these are the titles that most of the audience are used to seeing?

I guess they could be alternating between Oxford and Southampton branded titles - I don't often see the So'ton lunchtime opt.
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South Today
Steve Humphrie did the late bulletin last night.

Can someone please post to say who is presenting the weekend bulletins. (Ben)
Last edited by South Today on 26 April 2003 4:20pm
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Steve in Pudsey
noggin posted:

I don't know if the Southampton 1830 opening headlines are also pre-recorded - it wouldn't be unusual if they were as quite a few regions pre-record their headlines (as of course do ITN for the ITV1 main bulletins...)


Embarrassing if you play out yesterday's headlines... not that that would ever happen, would it BBC Leeds? Laughing
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Ben Founding member
South Today posted:
Steve Humphrie did the late bulletin last night.

Can someone please post to say who is presenting the weekend bulletins. (Ben)


If I watch I will. It's good to see that Steve is back, he had been in Qatar reporting from there during the Iraq Crisis/War.
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itsrobert Founding member
Steve in Pudsey posted:
noggin posted:

I don't know if the Southampton 1830 opening headlines are also pre-recorded - it wouldn't be unusual if they were as quite a few regions pre-record their headlines (as of course do ITN for the ITV1 main bulletins...)


Embarrassing if you play out yesterday's headlines... not that that would ever happen, would it BBC Leeds? Laughing


North West Tonight pre-record their headlines, as once at 1830, they started the headline sequence and then it started to re-wind! That was a bit of a giveaway!
Last edited by itsrobert on 26 April 2003 4:42pm
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South Today
Ben posted:
South Today posted:
Steve Humphrie did the late bulletin last night.

Can someone please post to say who is presenting the weekend bulletins. (Ben)


If I watch I will. It's good to see that Steve is back, he had been in Qatar reporting from there during the Iraq Crisis/War.


Does ST do this often, reporters presenting??
ST
South Today
Lucy Jackson did the lunchtime bulletin. After it was a sightly different promo with Sally. Did anyone see the weekend buleltins?? Who presented them??

Lucy said "people in the oxford region can see more on that tonight South Today" She was referring to the item on capital city of culture.
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South Today
What I great ending to ST tonight!! Seeing to studio like that!!! PLEASE did anyone get any caps or a video??
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South Today
Sally Taylor did the lunchtime news in the South ,today!
Also Stuart Norval did the late bulletin yesterday
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South Today
Monday 5th May Presenters:

Breakfast and Lunchtime - Lucy Jackson

Evening and Late- Allen Sinclair

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