Bbc News - Or Entertainment?

[gl556tr]

'Tis going to the dogs, BBC News. First, as for many programmes, they rarely start on time. Once upon a time, a clock showed the countdown... Now, we have a roll and thump of drums when BBC News starts with the headlines - again barely 15 minutes later, again roll and thump. Auntie seems to think that a person's memory-span is so short! A pity we cannot just have The News, not Entertainment.

[mikey4444]

Try the BBC News website. It tackles far more topics than any
TV based news bulletin could ever do :::::

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news

[trt]

I agree GL, and ''The One Show'' always starts 2 minutes early, for some reason, as I always miss the beginning if I am watching BBC2, when it finishes.

[Mamyalynne]

A roll and a thump? Reminds me of a bad night out in Stockport years ago.

[soliloquy]

There is now a segment called 100 Days with a presenter in America and one in London. Why is this necessary and how much must it cost to set it up?

[gl556tr]

Thank you, _M, T, M, S_, for your contributions. All reflecting how I often feel.
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_S: BBC do provide good coverage, but it is often *over-kill*. I would suggest they reduce staff flooding an overseas 'news' scene and give me 10% of what they save. That'd bolster my pension pot!
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_Running programmes *on time*, as in the good ol' days, and getting rid of that thumping of drums and blast of trumpets would ease stress and reduce dB(A). Then have real news without reminders - our grey cells are quite capable of information-retention.