i think we will have new moment. i think we will have new formats. something starting this week with —— which is a game show with social media. i don't think we will ever fall out of love. this format has done well. it was axed from channel 4, got a whole new life breathed into it from channel five. who would take it off? it doesn't really suit netflix. it is difficult to see where it would go.” really suit netflix. it is difficult to see where it would go. i want to channel 4 to take it back. thank you so channel 4 to take it back. thank you so much. the headlines on bbc news... hurricane florence makes landfall on east coast of the united states, with high winds and torrential rain. 5 million people are in the direct path of typhoon mangkhut, due to make landfall

in the philippines// president trump's former campaign manager — paul manafort has agreed to co—operate with prosecutors in the investigation into russian interference in the presidential election. now it's time for newswatch, with samira ahmed. this week, the blending of fact and fiction. hello and welcome to newswatch. did you see this interview on the andrew marr show? no, because it is fictional. as more than a dozen bbc news presenters and reporters appear in bbc one's bodyguard, we discuss whether bbc news should be in the business of drama. first, bbc news has been devoting our time all week anticipating the threat posed by hurricane florence. as it approached the east coast of the united states. here is peter bowes reporting on monday night. a monster storm that

could bring catastrophic levels of rain and flooding. hurtling towards the us east coast with growing wind speeds, the authorities fear hurricane florence could have a deadly impact on several states, with the carolinas a major and serious event, no doubt, but some viewers were struck by the contrast between the coverage given for most of the week to hurricane florence and to the super typhoon, which at the same time, was being forecast to make [and for in the philippines on saturday. neverfarfrom a news bulletin is the former

foreign secretary, boris johnson. on sunday, bbc news reported on allegations about his private life which featured in one sunday paper. and on mrjohnson's own article in another newspaper in which he claims the government's brexit negotiations has wrapped a suicide vest around the british constitution. robin wells had this response. boris johnson continued to feature in news bulletins across the week, as did serena williams who lost saturday's us open tennis final after a dramatic on court outburst. here is our reporter. incensed at accusations of foul play, she directed her anger

at umpire carlos ramos, saying, you will never, ever be in another court of mine. she then called him a thief and said he had stolen a point from her. that prompted him to escalate the penalty by awarding an entire game to the eventual winner. after the match, williams claimed she was fighting for a greater cause than simply her own. jenny wilson wondered... if you have been hooked by bbc one's sunday night series bodyguard, and millions have, then amid the occasionally fanciful plotlines, you will have come across some surprisingly familiar faces and voices. take this scene from the first episode featuring a fictional home secretary, played

by keeley hawes, and the real—life andrew marr. home secretary, just how anxious should we be about this terrorist threat? is there another one around the corner? we are a target. we can't be complacent. i am committed to supporting our security services by giving them greater powers to confront greater threats. the government is intent on forcing through a beefed up regulation of investigatory powers act. this year... andrew marr is not the only one preparing his best actor acceptance speech. also on the cast list are laura kuenssberg, sophie raiworth, gordon carrara and simon mccoy. the answer is, we simply do not know. as the seconds, for many months, there have been deepening divisions between her and the prime ministers.

the two adults over their approach to security. home secretaryjulia montague was among those injuries in the blast at saint matthews college. i heard there were security breaches from the word go. the attack on home secretaryjulia montague was carried out by a sniper fire from the roof of a nearby office building, pascoe house. the gunman appears to have gained access to the roof by posing as a tradesman but took his own life before he could be questioned. the emergency services were alerted at around five o'clock yesterday. there is now speculation that their initial findings suggest there are similarities to recent... the use there of the familiar bbc news studios and branding, and the presence of ten other bbc news presenters and reporters in the series so far no doubt adds to the authenticity of the story. but therein lies the problem for some viewers. of course this is not the first time that dramas or films have used

genuine news reporters in this way. the bbc does have some editorial guidelines on this which say... to discuss this further, i am joined by gavin allen, the bbc‘s controller of daily news programmes. thank you for coming on newswatch. it clearly is causing concern. under your editorial guidelines, why did you allow it? because it isn't actually causing concern. people might disagree with the use of it but there is no question that everyone is very clear that this is a drama, not a documentary. there is no confusion about that. the concern would be if you thought, oh, my god, this is actually happening. this is a real news event. nobody thinks that. high—profile presenters should not be used in their usual news setting. that is exactly what viewers say they saw with andrew marr, there are two things to this.

firstly, there are visual clues. clear visual and audio clues. in all the clips you have just shown, if you look at andrew marr, for example, yes, he is in the set but it is not filmed in the way you would ever see on the andrew marr show. the tv screens are over someone's shoulder. you are looking at the background, you are looking at people in the background around the set. it is very clearly... was that the deliberate? yes, absolutely. there are some radio reports as well in which music is played over it. you would not get that on the today programme. it is all in compliance with the guidelines. it's a bit subtle, isn't it? i don't think it is at all subtle. again, nobody actually thinks that keeley hawes is the home secretary. nobody actually thinks the bloke playing the prime minister is actually theresa may. no, no, we're not talking about that. we are in a way because... but it's very important, this is a drama, you are trying to enhance the drama. having people like andrew marr in it allows you to lose yourself in that drama. the other way to see it is, so far, we have had 14 bbc news figures appearing, including today programme presenters about radio presenters.

was this a strategy to build the public brand bbc news presenters as celebrities? no. in a word, no. when these requests come in, it is the head of department. for many of these people, in this case, me, that assesses the script, assesses the contents, is it reputationally damaging? is it causing confusion or concerns? is an undermining the credibility of the presenter? you make a judgment on whether, do we want this person, is it reasonable for this person to be in a bbc production? in this case, yes, was myjudgment. the kind of news element of it runs through all the results. the bbc launched a campaign only recently to tackle fate use. the bbc launched a campaign only recently to tackle fake news. some viewers say, you know, this doesn't help. but in what way does it not help? again, it comes back to, does any viewer actually think this is news? fake news is about people intentionally misleading or skewing the news. this isn't skewing the news. it is enhancing a drama.

the two are very different. based on, it's trying to have a certain kind of realism. let me put this point to you,... like any drama, to be clear. we have learnt that people caught up in real terrorist attacks have said they stopped watching bodyguard because they found the presence of all these real bbc news channel journalists so unsettling. i think it would be unsettling if you have been caught up but i don't minimise that. if you were caught up in a real terrorist incident, seeing a drama about a terrorist incident is going to be unsettling. they say they were able to watch it but it was the presence of the bbc news journalists, who they knew from reporting real scenarios, that was what bothered them. i think that is very difficult to take that into account when you are trying to enhance a drama and put into that something that makes it more credible and allows you as a viewer to lose yourself within it. to take into account every single individual person's reaction to that drama. viewers who were concerned are saying, we know there is a long history of newsreaders appearing in other shows and having some fun with it. angelo ogbonna, morecambe and wise,

even andrew marr appearing on doctor who. but it doesn't cause confusion when it is comedy or science fiction. this was a drama about terrorism and politics. people feel uneasy about playing along with the drama. name one person who actually is confused that this was a news event, that there was a terrorist attack? there is an ethical and ease. is there, why? if you feel that you are undermining trust in the bbc news but i absolutely adamantly don't think this diminishes trust in bbc news in any way. thank you. thank you for all your comments. if you want to share your comments. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs, or appear on the programme, you can call us... that is all from us. we will be back

to hear your thoughts again next week. goodbye. it has been a pretty mixed picture today. quite a bit of cloud, spells of rain but also a bit of sunshine. into the evening, keeping a few showers across parts of northern england, wales, south—west england and scotland. elsewhere, shower is easing away, becoming dry and largely clear. into single figures across parts of scotland, a chilly start to saturday. milder further south. in the south and east, the cloud increases from the west bringing rain into northern ireland. still a few showers for northern england. 21 degrees towards the south—east. on sunday, the rain will edge further south across northern england into wales. sunshine either

side of that. at you showers in the far north and west. in the south—east, 23 degrees although it will be quite breezy. the winds pick up will be quite breezy. the winds pick up towards the new week. particularly on tuesday but also turning warmer. goodbye. this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 8. hurricane florence makes landfall on the us bringing high winds and storm surges, might months worth of rain is predicted to fall in the next two days. evacuation warnings are in place for more than a million people, and scores are already waiting to be rescued. i want to emphasise this is only the beginning. florence is a very slow mover, but will continue to track along the south and north carolina coastline for the next 24—36 hours. in the philippines, typhoon mangkhut has made landfall with sustained winds of a hundred and twenty five miles—per—hour.

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