[scottishtv]

I just don't get the persistent 'anti-background sounds' lobby that seems to exist here. 

I'm not part of any lobby against OBs. In fact, I've been in favour of the road trips the main bulletins have done in the past. Many OBs are obviously required when the reporter can't get to a studio or wants to interview local guests.

My post was simply about how unfortunate the circumstances were when it started pouring before the Ten. It clearly affected the coverage of one of the biggest stories of the year, and I don't think the rain noise and background traffic added any context to the story of the guilty verdicts being revealed.

I hadn't seen any coverage of this story all day, and it was a mighty complex one with so many charges in one case. I was really interested in the detail, and thankfully that was provided in the packaged reports.