[interestednovice]

There is now always a filler programme at 8:30pm in the UK. I think it's just how the shifts work, Outside Source is scheduled to end at 8:30pm and they mirror this on other days (with no OS) too.

BBC WN gets Hardtalk, I believe, at this time?

We get bizarre filler, which since they've axed things mostly of interest (such as Dateline London) is often now a strangely specific BBC regional investigative programme - but never from England as they have axed Inside Out and it's replacement We Are England. I've seen a BBC NI investigation into PPE and a BBC Wales Investigates programme about river pollution, for example.

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The one exception to this, for BBC NC viewers, has been during recent opts where there is no presenter avaliable (such as the awkward time after Sportsday around 22:40) and they have fallen-back on the pre-recorded Mishal Husain "sort-of continuity" clip which says something like "This is BBC News. Headlines at the top of the hour straight after this programme". This has also been used during overnights as they don't seem to be able to do proper introductions just for the NC - as with other WN-produced programmes from NBH - from the Singapore studio. I'm not sure if the reason for that is technical or operational. Back when Newsday was dual-anchored, they did used to do it but always only with the London presenter.

They can't do introductions for the NC from the Singapore studio for one specific reason - Singapore studio at the very sime time is pretty busy doing Asia Business Report for World News!

Ah yes, I knew there was a reason!

Why we can't still have Asia Business Report, as we used to, is anyone's guess! I still remember Rico Hizon's classic introduction of "Good morning Asia, Hello World!". Also his outro of "thank you for investing your time with us", lol!

Those were the days - a far more dynamic dual-anchored Newsday, a proper half-hour headline sequence with Babita Sharma or the London presenter (frequently Kasia Madera as well); the sting as WN left and then the London presenter would introduce World Business Report properly.