Discussion going. so you can imagine my distress hearing later on that the bbc is thinking of cutting it. i believe that this is a unique, niche programme unlike any other news programme on the bbc. and i know the bbc are saying that we can watchjohn simpson, which is a new programme, but he speaks purely to experts from the bbc, it is not journalists from around the world telling us what they think, and their countries think, of britain. and i think it would be tragic if this programme was cut. it s a short programme, once a week, it can t possibly cost enough money for the bbc to be thinking of stopping it. thanks to beth hutchings for that. well, nick guthrie, who edits the programme, has said publicly he feels it would be a tragedy to cancel it now, as audiences cry out for clarity. and we do hope to explore the fate of dateline london further with a bbc executive