[Rolling News]

Some more interesting pairings and rare presenters post 2008.

Some very unusual pairings there. Emma Crosby wasn't with the Beeb for very long, was she? I definitely do remember her there - she did the One on a strike day in November 2010 - but judging from those caps she seems to have been on quite a bit more than I thought. And Geoff Clark! Never knew he did a stint on the NC. (Is that TC7 he and Anita McVeigh were sat in?)

Quite poignant to see Rachael Bland (or Hodges, as she was back then) next to Anita in that last picture.

They did. Joanna Gosling was originally on the weekday morning shift with Philip Hayton. Phil only used to do Saturday afternoons on News 24 as he used to present weekday evenings on BBC World. In 2001, Mishal Husain became his replacement on World and Phil moved to weekday mornings on News 24.

Prior to Philip Hayton, Joanna worked with Ben Geoghegan on News 24 weekday mornings.

Was Philip on six days a week, then? You're lucky if you see a newscaster do a five-day week these days, never mind six!

Emma Crosby was there for about 2 months I think after she was made redundant from ITV Breakfast and went freelance. I remember being very but pleasantly surprised when I first saw her pop up in the NC on a Saturday night. She was used quite frequently too during her brief time there. She replaced Natasha Kaplinsky on 5 News after that.

As for Philip Hayton, I can imagine he was given Fridays off to compensate. I think Adrian Finighan possibly did Fridays as well as being the main ‘shift filler’ on News 24 and World at the time?