[sjames]

I'm not sure why you are apparenty surprised that somebody who has been presenting live TV for 25 years, including several years of CITV continuity and another few years of Saturday morning magazine shows would feel at home on Blue Peter?

I wasn't surprised as I remember watching Stephen in his early days on CiTV shows. I was just pointing out that Blue Peter are missing that level of professionalism more experienced presenters have because the current trio are quite weak compared to some in the recent past.

I think you need to read up on how guest appearances on the likes of The One Show actually work. Its probably safe to say they are almost always not there for fun or just because they happened to be in the area. You've already highlighted the real reason for 95% of those appearances.

As for your comments on Mulhern - yeah, for reasons already stated its probably no great surprise.

I'm fully aware of how guest appearances work. I was just pointing out that Ant and Dec have made some BBC appearances in recent years. I think as well as the One Show, they've done some bits of Comic Relief in the past and they were due to do a car show but it didn't get past pilot stage.