Is Naga Munchetty a TV turn off?

Haha Bridgeitthe flag is useful for something then?!

As an aside I keep reading he was in his office, not at home. I dont know which is correct.

Very good ?

A little girl was leaning into a lion's cage. Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the collar of her jacket and tries to pull her inside to slaughter her, all under the eyes of her screaming parents:
A biker jumps off his Harley, runs to the cage and hits the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch.

Whimpering from the pain, the lion jumps back, letting go of the girl, and the biker brings the girl to her terrified parents, who thank him endlessly.

A BBC reporter, Laura Kuenssberg, had watched the whole event.

Laura, addressing the Harley rider says. "Sir, this was the most gallant and bravest thing I've seen a man do in my whole life.”
The Harley rider replies. "Why, it was nothing, really. The lion was behind bars. I just saw this little kid in danger, and acted as I felt right.”

Miss Kuenssberg. "Well, I'll make sure this won't go unnoticed. I'm a BBC journalist, you know and tomorrow's news will run this story. So, what do you do for a living, and what political affiliation do you have?”

The biker replies. "I'm a British Army veteran, a Conservative and I voted for Brexit.”

The journalist leaves.

The following morning the biker turns on BBC News to see if it indeed brings news of his actions.

BBC Headline: RIGHT WING UK VETERAN ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND STEALS HIS LUNCH.

And THAT pretty much sums up the BBC's approach to the news these days....??

I saw Naga and Charlie recently on Saturday Morning Kitchen. Their behaviour was childish and rude throughout the programme. Poor Matt Tebutt tried to laugh it off but he looked very uncomfortable.

Yes Jacqrose. I really dislike the BBC emphasis on human interest stories (much loved by the now sulky-looking Victoria Derbyshire) and health issues. I like Politics and World affairs - even for breakfast!

Welbeck i would say you could be right.

So on this thread the BBC has been described as having a left wing bias and a Conservative management.

Which is it? Can’t be both surely ?

I don’t watch breakfast TV so can’t comment on Naga except to say it seems unfair if she is getting the flak for a remark her co-presenter made.

i don't watch daytime tv.
i don't care for that presenter, nor on radio.
but the thing about the flags, weren't they gently ribbing the MP about the size and prominence of his flag, as if engaging in my-flag's-bigger-than-your-flag oneupmanship ?
the MP seemed to understand and take it in that way.
it wasn't an attack on flags/nation per se, was it ?

To answer the OP, yes NM is a turn off as far as I am concerned, also her sidekick, Charlie somebody ( who always seems half asleep.)
They both make the same mistake that lots of presenters do now: they think we are more interested in their personal views over the person being interviewed/ spoken of.
I don’t watch them at all anymore.

NellG Agree with you. Also, since lockdown and no barbers Charlie’s hair is so long and thick it could have a programme of its own

Boz I agree bbc breakfast so boring. They do a lot of human interest stories and stuff about people sailing and cycling. Sky News informative but not Kay Burley, though that is a whole other thread I suspect.

I love the flags. I'd have one in my garden like the Americans do, but DH is not keen.

Jacqrose I think they probably would call themselves that, but tbh the line blurs this side of the screen. But yes, you're right - one of my can't find the right word days! It would be good to see some new faces though - I've got to the stage of not listening to what they say at all and end up critiquing Charlie's haircut and Naga's taste in fashion. They just don't hold my attention any more, and as TV Journalists they should.

I think the BBC should re-vamp the breakfast news. I think all the presenters (and particular the one with Minchin - Dan?) should go. I much prefer Sky News. Really tired of the cosy couch scenario much loved by the BBC.

NellG I think they would say they are TV journalists rather than presenters. But you are right about getting sick of the sight of them. Perhaps they could all swap to other news programmes at the end of their contracts. Personally I think Louise Minchin would be great on TV at 4a.m.

TV Presenters should be like US presidents and have a maximum term of exposure. Familiarity breeds contempt both ways I think - we get sick of the sight of them after too long and they get rather too complacent.

I think that whenever I’ve seen Naga Munchetty and Matt Tebbutt on TV they have always been very jokey with each other. So much so that I’ve always thought they are probably friends outside of work.

Naga did mention the picture of the Queen but not in a disrespectful way. She can be very good at times and at others she is rude. Charlie does sometimes make people feel uncomfortable, not politicians but just ordinary guests so he is as bad.

I’ll just put the tweets of a white man here. And clearly some people have never heard R4 Today and interrupting, shouty men

It was this bit above of your post from this morning suziewoosie, Gwyneth picked up the same inference about Huw Edwards that I did, which you explained earlier wasn’t what you meant.

Gwyneth

Huw Edwards had the Welsh flag in the background because Wales have a very important rugby game today. What on earth is wrong with that? Neither is he a ‘shouty’ man he is always polite and courteous. Other countries display their flags so why do some people in the UK object?

Nobody said he was a shouty man and his flag tweets were nods to Naga

I think she is arrogant and prefer Louise Minchin who is down to earth

I agree re Saturday Kitchen. I've never seen Naga much before as I don't watch BBC Breakfast but she was so rude and disparaging to Matt Tebbutt on this. Awful.

Ilovecheese

It was the male presenter who made the joke, and the huge flags do look silly. No one said anything about the photo of the Queen.

I couldn't agree more. She laughed, Charlie Stayt said it, she laughed. Oh and Robert Jenrick laughed, so I assume he wasn't insulted. I didn't hear anything about the Queen's picture.
The tweets she liked btw were inoffensive.
She is assertive when people go off point, which I like, as I do find some of the morning people on BBC and ITV a bit wet.

Huw Edwards had the Welsh flag in the background because Wales have a very important rugby game today. What on earth is wrong with that? Neither is he a ‘shouty’ man he is always polite and courteous. Other countries display their flags so why do some people in the UK object?

I have concerns about hate speech legislation as well to those who mentioned it. It is appalling to mock people for race disability etc, but I think control of language has even more dangers. If you are happy for someone to be reprimanded for mocking the queen you also must be prepared for them to be reprimanded for saying something positive about the queen. Who gets to decide what speech is ok.