Does anyone know why the Beeb has started to air footage of radio Five Live on their news channel in the morning, instead of their normal news bulletin? Strong supporter of the BBC that I am, I usually watch News 24 in the morning while I get dressed and eat breakfast. Until recently I’d watch their normal hourly news bulletin. For the last few days though, we’ve been treated to footage of Nicky Campbell’s daily phone in from Radio Five Live instead. While I have nothing against Five Live, I must say this strikes me as odd: what happened to the news? If I wanted to listen to the radio, I would do so. More to the point, is this part of a cost cutting exercise by the BBC, where they have started to merge their services? Are they cutting costs by reducing the hours the News channel has to broadcast, and just showing viewers the inside of a radio studio instead? That’s what it looks like to me, and it strikes me as very cheap indeed.