17-01-2023, 01:52 PM
(17-01-2023, 01:19 PM)ALV Wrote: Which bulletin is considered as the "flagship bulletin" by the BBC? Is it the Six or the Ten?I'd say that the Ten is definitely regarded as the more senior and harder bulletin, owing to its stronger lean on international affairs, but the Six is more watched (though not as watched as the 18:30 regional bulletins). If I had to label one a flagship, it'd be the Ten. Both, though, are clearly senior to the One.
Initially I considered the Six as the flagship as it is followed by a lengthy 30 minute regional bulletin. But then the Ten is presented by the BBC's chief presenter - Huw Edwards. Which of these two bulletins has the most resources invested in it and deemed as flagship?
The Ten also has historical context in its favour - as it is descended from the Nine which was in turn the replacement for 'The Main News' (indeed, for many years, the Nine was still called the Main News if it aired at another time).
I don't really think that either bulletin has an enormous amount of unique resources, they've shared an editor for years and presumably most of a wider production team. A while ago the Six had its own special correspondent (Sian Williams originally), but that's long since discarded. When it comes to things like correspondents - it's all really a single BBC News resource these days.