[Worzel]

Well the last 24-48 hours have been totalling humiliating for the BBC in more ways than one.

At 9pm, News channel/World carried the Lineker story for nearly 15-20 minutes. There was only 2 stories on the headline sequence at the TOTH and only 2 stories covered in half an hour. The guest talking about the Silicon Valley Bank problems had to be cut off mid way through because they ran out of time and nearly crashed into the closing titles.

Re. Nomia Iqbal's interview with Tim Davie. After the interview was played out she did a live hit with the studio presenter. Before she started to discuss the interview with the presenter she explained for transparency about how she got the interview, that she was employed by the BBC, Tim Davie was her boss and he hadn't seen the questions. I thought she might actually go on to say WHY he was in Washington, but didn't! I'm sure general UK viewers would be wondering why he was being interviewed by the North America Correspondent in the US.

We know why he's likely over in the US - probably to observe the pilots for the merged News channel/World overnight broadcasts. How about being transparent with the audience about that as well!

It feels like UK audiences have really, really been mucked about this week. With the News channel and World now as one (and not being upfront about it), iffy scripting/running orders, BBC Sports programmes disrupted by the Gary Lineker incident, that incident in itself and then next week, BBC local journalists walking out on a busy news day - The Budget. Mix that in with the bodged roll out of the new Reith branding/logo.

It's all really sad for those of us who care and are passionate about the BBC, and are watching a slow, painful train crash with the corporation seemingly destroying itself.

On the plus side... the Chancellor of the Exchequer has been referred to as 'The UK Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt' and not the UK Finance Minister throughout today which is some progress. Although Labour are now 'the UK's opposition Labour Party'.