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I hate Politicians i dont want them on the show
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A soaps section
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A soaps section
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I think politicians would be goood. Maybe have a showbiz section instead of soaps?
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they have Money issues in soaps and everyday issues too it would fit
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What about a showbiz section?
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Oh right, I see where you're going with that now. It's a two hour show, how about we divide it into four half-hours? Like this:
Part 1: News and current affairs. One, maybe two news stories are analysed and discussed by a panel, which will usually consist of one politician, one notable person (like a celebrity or someone just involved with whatever is being discussed) and one member of the public. Part 2: Media (I think that's a more respected term than showbiz.) Intellectual discussion of TV shows, films, books, and the way things are explored within them. Part 3: Get involved! We hear members of the public's ideas for doing something practical, like money-saving or starting a business or creating recipes - something different each time. Maybe there should be a section for people to send in home videos as well, that could be appealing. Part 4: A general summary of all the discussions in the rest of the programme, including all of the feedback that has come in from viewers during the show (assuming the show is live.) And for the whole show, people can be encouraged to get involved and get their voice heard, and the most interesting comments can be discussed in the last half hour/20 minutes of the show! (The sections don't have to be exactly what I've said, that's a general way of how our programme could work though.) |
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That's quite a good idea. What do you think Emma?
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Alright just dont like the politicians
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Alright just dont like the politicians
Apart from the politician thing, I think we're all on board with these ideas (although obviously Jordan can overrule what we've come up with if he so wishes.) |
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I agree.
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Emma?
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Should we think of presenters?
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Okay, let's assume that we'll be having politicians, because we need to move on. Emma, I know it's not what you wanted, but we'll back you up in the boardroom if it turns out you were right.
Let's discuss presenters. I think we should have one male and one female presenter. Obviously we can't choose presenters for definite as it depends on their schedules, but I have a couple of suggestions for people to approach. These are both people who are quite respected, good presenters and involved with current affairs programmes on the BBC already. My suggestion for male presenter is economist, journalist and presenter Evan Davis. He is the presenter of Dragon's Den, and The Bottom Line on Radio 4. He knows a lot about finance and economics - he has written books about them and everything - and he obviously has a lot of experience with presenting. My suggestion for female presenter is newsreader and TV presenter Ellie Crisell. She used to be the main anchorwoman on Newsround and now she does the 8pm news bulletins on the BBC. Obviously as a newsreader she is involved with current affairs, she has a nice manner about her and is pleasant to watch. I think these two would work quite well, and would be good bets to approach for our show (although obviously we can't make a decision for definite because it depends on their schedule, their salaries etc - it's just a suggestion for our pitch.) Their Wikipedia articles are below if anyone would like to know more about them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Davis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellie_Crisell Oh and if we were using these, ours would presumably be a BBC programme as the presenters are already employed by the BBC (and I think it should be on the BBC anyway, as I think it would work well there and possibly better than on other channels.) |
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Agree with both. Should we have a media presenter as well?
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We need a good presenting team.
Holly and Phil Christine and Adrian Caroline and Olly |
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We need a good presenting team.
Holly and Phil Christine and Adrian Caroline and Olly |
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Agree with both. Should we have a media presenter as well?
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We need a good presenting team.
Holly and Phil Christine and Adrian Caroline and Olly |
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ive only heard of Evan
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ive only heard of Evan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2e0l8y7iCQ |
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I think i recognise her now from the News update and it think she does watchdog sometimes
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I think i recognise her now from the News update and it think she does watchdog sometimes
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I think she'd be great for our show. She's bright, she's friendly, she's attractive, but not so attractive that it looks like that's the only reason she's been picked and she's done shows like this in the past.
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Yeh Ellie's brill and Evan and then maybe Caroline and Olly for media?
The BBC has often been criticised for ageism in its presenters, particularly with female presenters. In a way I'd sort of like to turn that on its head and have an older woman doing outside-of-studio presenting, but obviously only if we found the right person. We wouldn't want to shove someone in just for the sake of it. |
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My only concern with Caroline and Olly is that out of the four people we have - Evan, Ellie, Caroline and Olly - three out of four of them are under the age of 37. I'm worried about having predominantly quite young presenters, as again we need people who will appeal to old people, so it's good to have a mix of ages.
The BBC has often been criticised for ageism in its presenters, particularly with female presenters. In a way I'd sort of like to turn that on its head and have an older woman doing outside-of-studio presenting, but obviously only if we found the right person. We wouldn't want to shove someone in just for the sake of it. |
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