That this dreadful woman's on-air at all is a perfect example of just how detached the BBC can be from the real world.
Only in their little fully subsidised and virtually unaccountable world, would two channels of live television be given over to such an impoverished programme concept, and only the BBC's bent for nepotism / cronyism would throw up a such a charmless deadbeat of a host such as Ms V.D.
I believe she brought the producer of her radio programme - who has no experience of TV - with her. It certainly shows. Why on earth her programme is on two BBC channels is inexplicable.
It would be far better if the bbc shown a best of BBC Four strand every morning with old movies during holiday periods and Bank Holidays. If they really must show this show, why not show it in a 30 minute slot at say 9am? Why show it for 105 minutes every morning?
The Sun reports that audiences for the show have fallen to as low as 39,100. They say government ministers are refusing to appear on it after claims of bias and because so few people watch it.
OMG What a disgusting article she had this morning.
'Why are UK workers Lazy?'
trolling the UK audience for a reaction? Would sound desperate, but aren't many radio phone-in topics related to trolling the audience? You'd think a national TV program is supposed to be more careful.
That this dreadful woman's on-air at all is a perfect example of just how detached the BBC can be from the real world.
Only in their little fully subsidised and virtually unaccountable world, would two channels of live television be given over to such an impoverished programme concept, and only the BBC's bent for nepotism / cronyism would throw up a such a charmless deadbeat of a host such as Ms V.D.
trolling the UK audience for a reaction? Would sound desperate, but aren't many radio phone-in topics related to trolling the audience? You'd think a national TV program is supposed to be more careful.
Agree this is radio in a TV studio. Radio provokes to get a reaction. It's what DM does with its stories. Gets clicks on website and enraged of where ever continue to buy paper. Comments section is full of Victor Meldrew UKIP folks.
Is that something from the programme? Who is Jess and what is PIP?
Not sure who Jess is but Joanne (todays stand-in Victoria) introduced a guest but gave her the wrong name - bit comical as it sort of went onto a cringeathon tension thereafter really. Guest was some 8 foot lady talking about compensation for tit jobs gone wrong due to poor quality silicon from the company PIP
Not sure who Jess is but Joanne (todays stand-in Victoria) introduced a guest but gave her the wrong name - bit comical as it sort of went onto a cringeathon tension thereafter really. Guest was some 8 foot lady talking about compensation for tit jobs gone wrong due to poor quality silicon from the company PIP
LOL Did I get Joanne's name wrong? Must be catching.
Pathetic ..... especially so since the programme is plastered across two HD channels and what do we get? Skype-quality video. they shouldn't be trying to dress up news reports with "edginess" - the BBC news team should be doing what it's best at and simply reporting the facts in a clear, concise & professional manner, devoid of bell;s & whistles, shaky camerawork, pixelated images and anything else that passes off as edginess. Especially if they have the crews already there.
It's a pathetic excuse for a news programme, and the BBC executives who sanctioned and subsequently are supporting this disaster should be fired
Pathetic ..... especially so since the programme is plastered across two HD channels and what do we get? Skype-quality video. they shouldn't be trying to dress up news reports with "edginess" - the BBC news team should be doing what it's best at and simply reporting the facts in a clear, concise & professional manner, devoid of bell;s & whistles, shaky camerawork, pixelated images and anything else that passes off as edginess. Especially if they have the crews already there.
It's a pathetic excuse for a news programme, and the BBC executives who sanctioned and subsequently are supporting this disaster should be fired
They probably will be in the upcoming job cuts, it will be an excuse to get rid of the show by September and restore the BBC News channel.Has anyone in the BBC explained why it is necessary for this to be on two channels simultaneously when that is a privilege normally extended to PMQs and the Queen.
Agree this is radio in a TV studio. Radio provokes to get a reaction. It's what DM does with its stories. Gets clicks on website and enraged of where ever continue to buy paper. Comments section is full of Victor Meldrew UKIP folks.
That this dreadful woman's on-air at all is a perfect example of just how detached the BBC can be from the real world.
Only in their little fully subsidised and virtually unaccountable world, would two channels of live television be given over to such an impoverished programme concept, and only the BBC's bent for nepotism / cronyism would throw up a such a charmless deadbeat of a host such as Ms V.D.
I don't have any particular "truck" with VD but the show is simply no worthy of its slot. At best it should be treated as a "back half hour" filler on the News Channel, ala Click or Hardtalk.
Let the news channel show news, (not that awful sofa / breakfast fluff) let BBC 2 (if it must be on-air in the morning?) show - well to be honest, anything but.
From "Broadcast" July 2014...
“Victoria has rightly won many awards for her ability to find the stories that matter in the lives of people in this country,” BBC director of news and current affairs James Harding said.
“We are very excited to bring her range of interests, determination to get to the bottom of the story, and her capacity to surprise, to a television audience.”
We he certainly seems to have stuck to the (awful) remit.
They probably will be in the upcoming job cuts, it will be an excuse to get rid of the show by September and restore the BBC News channel.Has anyone in the BBC explained why it is necessary for this to be on two channels simultaneously when that is a privilege normally extended to PMQs and the Queen.
Funding. BBC Two is contributing to the programmes budget and so effectively subsidising morning output on the BBC News channel, which has been hit by cuts recently.
Hopefully they'll drop this awful show and return to proper news on the news channel, but it will probably involve yet more BBC World simulcasts.
Funding. BBC Two is contributing to the programmes budget and so effectively subsidising morning output on the BBC News channel, which has been hit by cuts recently.
Hopefully they'll drop this awful show and return to proper news on the news channel, but it will probably involve yet more BBC World simulcasts.
Much more logical for BBC2 to carry the News channel as it does at other times of day and put a bit of extra money into that. I see no evidence of the qualities Harding is bragging about (and he comes from a newspaper background). But then he would say that wouldn't he ? I give it until September.
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Only in their little fully subsidised and virtually unaccountable world, would two channels of live television be given over to such an impoverished programme concept, and only the BBC's bent for nepotism / cronyism would throw up a such a charmless deadbeat of a host such as Ms V.D.
'Why are UK workers Lazy?'
It was very patronising and assumed a lot about UK workers. If anyone is lazy she is.
Agree this is radio in a TV studio. Radio provokes to get a reaction. It's what DM does with its stories. Gets clicks on website and enraged of where ever continue to buy paper. Comments section is full of Victor Meldrew UKIP folks.
Not sure who Jess is but Joanne (todays stand-in Victoria) introduced a guest but gave her the wrong name - bit comical as it sort of went onto a cringeathon tension thereafter really. Guest was some 8 foot lady talking about compensation for tit jobs gone wrong due to poor quality silicon from the company PIP
LOL Did I get Joanne's name wrong? Must be catching.
a right cougar tho
http://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2015/jul/03/victoria-derbyshire-bbc2-news-show-skype-coverage
You're still wrong!
Joanna.
Pathetic ..... especially so since the programme is plastered across two HD channels and what do we get? Skype-quality video. they shouldn't be trying to dress up news reports with "edginess" - the BBC news team should be doing what it's best at and simply reporting the facts in a clear, concise & professional manner, devoid of bell;s & whistles, shaky camerawork, pixelated images and anything else that passes off as edginess. Especially if they have the crews already there.
It's a pathetic excuse for a news programme, and the BBC executives who sanctioned and subsequently are supporting this disaster should be fired
They probably will be in the upcoming job cuts, it will be an excuse to get rid of the show by September and restore the BBC News channel.Has anyone in the BBC explained why it is necessary for this to be on two channels simultaneously when that is a privilege normally extended to PMQs and the Queen.
Victor Meldrew would NEVER vote UKIP.
I don't have any particular "truck" with VD but the show is simply no worthy of its slot. At best it should be treated as a "back half hour" filler on the News Channel, ala Click or Hardtalk.
Let the news channel show news, (not that awful sofa / breakfast fluff) let BBC 2 (if it must be on-air in the morning?) show - well to be honest, anything but.
From "Broadcast" July 2014...
“Victoria has rightly won many awards for her ability to find the stories that matter in the lives of people in this country,” BBC director of news and current affairs James Harding said.
“We are very excited to bring her range of interests, determination to get to the bottom of the story, and her capacity to surprise, to a television audience.”
We he certainly seems to have stuck to the (awful) remit.
Funding. BBC Two is contributing to the programmes budget and so effectively subsidising morning output on the BBC News channel, which has been hit by cuts recently.
Hopefully they'll drop this awful show and return to proper news on the news channel, but it will probably involve yet more BBC World simulcasts.
Much more logical for BBC2 to carry the News channel as it does at other times of day and put a bit of extra money into that. I see no evidence of the qualities Harding is bragging about (and he comes from a newspaper background). But then he would say that wouldn't he ? I give it until September.
No should the clowns that came up the VD show, this waste of public money.