pauljones got in touch with us to make this point.rs who also complained was the walking and cycling commissioner for the mayor of the west midlands. we asked bbc news for a response to that and they told us... over christmas and new year, there's traditionally a lull in the news agenda, and the bbc runs some special programmes, including a number. programmes, including a number looking back on the year in news. as one might expect, audiences were given a number of chances to see these programmes. but what did surprise some of you was the frequency with which the news channel repeated them. of the four of them, we remember on those who had died in 2023 were shown ten times over the holiday period. a review of the sporting year appeared 14 times. the biggest stories had no fewer than 21 outings, but that was topped by the royal year broadcast 2a times within that ten day period. within that ten—day period. they were also shown at the same times on the bbc parliament channel, and karen smith had this reaction. why was it necessary to sh

pauljones got in touch with us to make this point.and showing all the news at the same time on the parliament channel wouldn't be too far outside your remit, and one would think there wasn't anything else going on around the world. finally, we have the story of the sad case of the disappearing christmas tree. there had been a tree in the bbc news studio up to and including this monday new year's day. but some eagle—eyed viewers spotted that from the following day, january 2, it was gone, and julie taylor was not happy. another viewer called tricia echoed that: we put that question to bbc news and they told us: thank you for all your comments this week. why not make it your new year resolution to come on the very comfy newswatch sofa with me and share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and social media? here's how. you can e—mail newswatch@bbc.co.uk or you can find us on x, formerly known as twitter, @newswatchbbc. you can call us on 03700106676 and do have a look at previous interviews and discu