[steve]

The BBC (World) News at Six titles is being used for the national bulletin at 5PM this evening... Yes I know some of you here insists the branding of the mighty Gill Sans number 6 matters very very much on a day of national importance like today, BUT isn't it a bit weird seeing it at 5PM or 7PM?

I don’t remember when was the last time I saw a Sunday Six… It’s weirder that the backdrop did not use the numbers 6 and 10 this weekend despite the numerical intros were shown…

I don’t think it’s necessary to introduce a Six intro on Sat and Sun especially it’s at 5pm - the Six is not a brand strong as the Ten.

Prince Philip’s funeral was on a Saturday and they brought Huw to present the late bulletin which began at proper 10pm, but that time it was just a generic intro.

And it’s definitely not Gill Sans.

Was going to say that looked like a Reith 6!

Weird that they used it at all though. I know that for iPlayer archive purposes the "One" remained as its branding through the Tokyo Olympics when it was airing at Not One - I think it aired at 11:30am to be finished ahead of the opening ceremony, then at 12 over the subsequent two weeks - but I don't remember if those had a generic intro or not.

I’m wondering if they have a generic, non-time branded version of the B titles? I’m trying to think if they’ve used one - but surely they must?

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Just want to say that the presenter and guests on BBC today have been a real joy to listen to. A gentle, respectful conversation around the events of the day.

Yes, I thought Jane Hill was excellent (as ever) and Martin Geissler very good as the ‘presenter’s friend’. It seems a waste of his talents to be hidden away on The Nine tbh! But doing six hours on air non-stop is quite something (I didn’t see it all but I presume they were on throughout?!)

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Not sure actual information I’ve gleaned is going to sit well on this thread where outlandish theories are now rife, but (once again, but with slightly more detail now)- The BBC etc were working off inference rather than information. I can assure you the media only had confirmation at 1831, but the editors in chief of the main news providers were given a 5 minute or so warning at 1825 that the statement was coming. That’s it.

Yes, the PM knew in the morning that it was grave, and I’m sure that being known in government will have been then shared behind the scenes, hence the reason for going open ended at 12.30 based on what in literal reading of the statement perhaps didn’t call for it.  

But no-one knew for sure in the media until 6.25pm, albeit as has been said it was becoming obvious when no-one in government was returning calls, people who change flags were seen in government buildings, etc.