tv news paul royle. thank you both. hate you contacted us about the six and ten bulletins, tell us about the news at six first. obviously as football fans news at six first. obviously as football fans we news at six first. obviously as football fans we wanted - news at six first. obviously as football fans we wanted to . football fans we wanted to watch the match, but we thought we would like to see some ordinary news beforehand. so i tuned into the news bulletin and was quite shocked to find, as you previously said, 12 minutes of the bulletin was devoted first of all to nothing but the football match, but the football much hadn t taken place yet, so really, what was there to talk about other than family gathering and the fact that the match was going to carry on later on? it was very frustrating, as it was quite a big news day i gather, with by election results and i think european curbs on british travel because of covid. so paul travel because of covid. so paul, the
top of the six o clock news. but that doesn t mean other stuff didn t get into the programme, orwasn t stuff didn t get into the programme, or wasn t given proper coverage or was squeezed. and so the by election results and the latest on the pandemic was all come pensively covered as well. kate, tell us about the ten o clock board and then. obviously we watched the match and thoroughly enjoyed it, and we decided we didn t want to see the post match analysis, so decided to watch the ten o clock news bulletin. but as soon as we switched on, obviously it reported the result of the match, which was fair enough, and we had a reporter at wembley who told us all about the match, although most fans like us would have probably watched the match, and those who didn t watch the match wouldn t have wanted so much detail, i wouldn t have thought. much detail, i wouldn t have thou:ht. ., much detail, i wouldn t have thou:ht. . , , much detail, i wouldn t have thou:ht. . ,, , thought. paul, the issue
pleas. don t want to much previewing leas. ~ ., ., ., ., pleas. what i would say to that is our audience pleas. what i would say to that is our audience figures - pleas. what i would say to that is our audience figures have . is our audience figures have been is our audience figures have been pretty good during the euros. been pretty good during the euros, and i don t .2 viewers and euros, and i don t .2 viewers and audiences disappearing on the evenings or the days when footbalt the evenings or the days when football may be more prominent in the football may be more prominent in the programme. but absolutely, just to reassure kate, absolutely, just to reassure kate, we absolutely, just to reassure kate, we think about the stuff very kate, we think about the stuff very carefully, we take a lot of care, very carefully, we take a lot of care, we weigh all the issues of care, we weigh all the issues up and we don tjust sort issues up and we don tjust sort of issues
interested, you didn t care. so a simple match report of maybe three minutes telling you what actually happened would have been fine. in either case, but not 12 minutes which is what we got again at top of the tendon. i think we have two judge the i think we have twojudge the event i think we have twojudge the event and the occasion in itself, event and the occasion in itself, i event and the occasion in itself, i don t think we can sort itself, i don t think we can sort of itself, i don t think we can sort of make the assessment that sort of make the assessment that if sort of make the assessment that if you are interested in football, that if you are interested in football, then you have seen the match, and so we shouldn t cover the match, and so we shouldn t cover it the match, and so we shouldn t cover it on the match, and so we shouldn t cover it on the news. we just have cover it on the news. we just have taken on its merits. cover it on the news. we “ust hav
travel because of covid. 50 paul, the top 12 minutes of the bulletin on a match that hadn t even taken place yet that s not news, is it? i even taken place yet that s not news. is it? news, is it? ithink in terms ofthe news, is it? ithink in terms of the six news, is it? ithink in terms of the six o clock news, is it? ithink in terms of the six o clock news - news, is it? ithink in terms of the six o clock news on i of the six o clock news on friday, we will were on at 7:05pm as you said, it was just before kickoff, less than an hour before kickoff, in what was overwhelmingly the biggest event that was happening in the uk that day. as we saw afterwards from the tv viewing figures, more than one third of the country way tuned into the tv to watch this match. it was a big sporting event in itself, and i think sometimes, let s not step away from the interest and significant of the sporting event itself, as well as some of the other stories and issues that are attached to it. for exam