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Not quite sure what your point is. If it's an Iran-heavy story which domestic audiences are not treating as breaking news (or at least to the same extent) then Persian should feel entitled to stay on-air in some capacity, just as Newsnight should feel entitled to continue broadcasting their programme. The question is who gets priority and, in the event of changing studio, how that is logistically done given the amount of gallery/floor crew in the building at that time of night (not many).
As I said upthread, it has happened three times while I happen to have been sitting in the chair - and many more times to my colleagues. Usually only by a few hours; but once I was asked to stay until 9:30am (having started at 11am the day before), to give 24 hour coverage on Persian.
New Newsnight Studio
Breaking news typically sees desk based presentation whatever the channel and therefore doesn't require a particularly large studio as the presenter is too busy keeping up with the latest developments to be moving between different parts of the studio.
Not quite sure what your point is. If it's an Iran-heavy story which domestic audiences are not treating as breaking news (or at least to the same extent) then Persian should feel entitled to stay on-air in some capacity, just as Newsnight should feel entitled to continue broadcasting their programme. The question is who gets priority and, in the event of changing studio, how that is logistically done given the amount of gallery/floor crew in the building at that time of night (not many).
Given that 22:30 in the UK is currently 01:00
in Tehran, and will be 02:00 from the 25th of October, I can’t imagine that BBC Persian will need the studio being honest about it.
in Tehran, and will be 02:00 from the 25th of October, I can’t imagine that BBC Persian will need the studio being honest about it.
As I said upthread, it has happened three times while I happen to have been sitting in the chair - and many more times to my colleagues. Usually only by a few hours; but once I was asked to stay until 9:30am (having started at 11am the day before), to give 24 hour coverage on Persian.