Whatever they do – or rather – BBC presenters just can't help get it on the neck.
Sometimes they are additional damage in the war between the company and those who have been observed against prejudices. However, some presenters are naturally distributed and pass almost constantly sniping on social media.
Emma Barnett and Nick Robinson from Radio 4, for example, not only annoy more than their honest share of listeners – it is now claimed that they also rub each other in the wrong way.
So much even, according to insiders, that they present the flagship news show today together today. They have not done this for more than 90 days, a longer gap than between other presenters, the times reported yesterday. It is said that it has caused planning problems.
Insiders talk about 'colliding egos' and what an insider called inevitable tensions and tensions caused by combining two strong characters'.
But other BBC sources tried to dampen the speculation yesterday, pointing out that 'schedules have been unusual lately' after the departure of the presenter Mishal Husain last year.
Many regret the absence of the calming, infallible balance of Mrs. Husain. She was always polite. Regular listeners of today point out that Mrs. Barnett, 40, who used to organize Women's Hour, is a completely different presenter with a much more 'abrasive' interview style.
Only yesterday did she attract a whole series of complaints on social media for the way she held the Heathrow Chief Executive about the fire on an electricity station that based on flights on Friday.
Nick Robinson and Emma Barnett have not presented the Today program for more than 90 days on Radio 4
Mrs. Barnett is described as a much more 'abrasive interviewer' than co-host on BBC Radio 4 Nick Robinson
For their last outing, mid-December, Mrs. Barnett and Robinson (photo)-had often criticized for alleged reports with a pro-conservative bias-de Studio shared three times in more than 150 days
One X user criticized her nagging, repetitive questions'. Another said, “What is the point of constantly interrupting and not to let people answer?”
It has been suggested that Mrs. Barnett and Mrs. Husain, 52, will not get along, and that before she left, Mrs Husain had not been 'terribly happy' with the direction of the show. Some thought it told that Mrs. Barnett was absent in the studio for the last broadcast of her colleague in December, attended by presenters New Year's Eve. Others, however, say that she immediately joined the today's office at the farewell meeting. '
What lies in the heart of the apparent tension between Mrs. Barnett and Robinson is now unclear. One source indicated that it was possible to do with an on-air small at the end of last year, but refused to say who was on the receiving side.
The weekly public for today is now at 5.73 million, according to figures in the industry. Although it has fallen since the 7.5 million it achieved in 2016, the performance is relatively stable. More people also listen to it via apps later.
It was an urgent need to restore part of the balance of the show, which explained why BBC bosses wanted someone to replace that similar inexplicable, Mrs. Husain. With 25 years of experience, Europe editor Katya Adler was generally seen as a Shoo-in. Instead, the track went to the Middle East Correspondent, Anna Foster, 45, located in Beirut.
She had already impressed radio bosses by presenting the Drive Time program almost a decade on Radio 5 live.
Her expertise in foreign reporting, including her extensive knowledge of the Middle East At a time when the region is often at the top of the news agenda, was also seen as a key factor.
Mrs. Barnett was absent in the today show before the departure of Mishal Husain in December 2024
“Anna is not necessarily a household name yet, but she is highly respected to the BBC, a cool head under pressure and seen as both professionally and able to involve listeners – making difficult topics interesting,” said an insider.
Others hoped yesterday that her relaxed style will have a 'pacifying' effect on her colleague presenters.
Before their last outing, in mid-December, Barnett and Robinson had been very out of course due to alleged reporting with a pro-conservative bias-the studio divided three times in more than 150 days.
In total they have presented 13 times together, more than other combinations that have generally shared more than 20 tasks, according to the Times
