04/11/2011 Newswatch

More sport later. 9:45pm, now it's time for news

watch. Welcome to news watch. The house of parliament are off than

central to BBC news reporting. -- of the essential to BBC news

reporting. For the first time in its 32 year history Questioning

Time was broadcast inside of a parliament. A good moment to ask

whether BBC News covers Parliament to the right degree, and in the

right way? No, no, no! Weak, weak, weak! It is with a heavy heart that

I resign from the government. House of Commons has provided many

dramatic scenes since the cameras a bride in 1989. Some are less

exciting moments as well. For some viewers the occasion the arcane

Things have moved on a big blow. Since radio microphones arrived in

Westminster in 1978. Some places have become a very recognisable.

There is a lot of television that I do not particularly care for, say

when there's not be gone, I go to the Parliamentary Channel.

Parliament broadcasts all day, they show selected workings of

Order, order, order! The house is getting... While this week's Prime

Minister's Question Time was a raucous affair, other viewers would

like more parliamentary coverage across BBC News. Both the Prime

Minister and the leader of the They were sadly disappointed when

the details of the budget renounced. Since we have been able to here,

and see the announcements are elected representatives, how has

that changed television news? Joining the is Michael Cockerell,

and Peter Knowles. How much as Parliament cost? Is it good value

for the viewers? The production cost is less than �2 million a year.

That is less than a local radio station. That gives you a sense of

it. How many people watch? We have an average monthly audience of 1.8

million people that his bat -- that is more than most people would

imagine. Do you think because of this channel the main news

bulletins cover less politics? think that largely on the news, and

current affairs, the coverage of Parliament is limited to sound

bites from prime ministers. The work of Parliament is not properly

covered. The news channel covers Parliament to a tremendous degree.

If you care passionately about legislation, or your political

party, it is unlikely you will feel that the news media give it enough

coverage. To what extent has the arrival of the cameras, how has it

affected politicians? It has affected them quite a lot. It is

quite difficult to imagine a Prime Minister being chosen, being

elected, who is not at home on a TV. David Cameron is a classic instance

of someone who has lived all his life with the TV cameras. He spent

his whole time with the spin doctor when I was making a film about him.

How have the television cameras affected behaviour? It is the

famous effect, a way you cluster around the person speaking. It

works, to a degree. If it is a poorly defended -- attended debate.,

it can get embarrassing. A they tend to use the don't a shot. --

does not a shot. David Cameron has been surrounded by young women.

Have you got complete editorial control? Your cameras are locked

off. Can be speeded come to an say -- can be Speaker continued, and

say, we do not want to see that? They are not our cameras. We are

always looking for changes, and improvements to the way the cameras

are used. As well as the people speaking, you get reaction from

people listening. It is much more like a normal outside broadcast. It

is not quite all the way there, but there are things that you will

never see, the public gallery for instance. You'll never get a poor

sense of that chamber. -- ball centre-back chamber. It is more

flexible, and more generous to the viewer than in most other

parliaments around the world. you think BBBC explains things

enough -- BBC explains things enough? Political reporters use

turns in the common parlance, a that is not always easy. What is a

three line whip? It is a debate that you must attend. What is a

programme motion? Da is a scheduling a motion -- that is a

scheduling motion. If we put that on screen, it is meaningless.

Finally, your favourite political televised moment? They have been so

many. There was a one line or in Prime Minister's Questions, the new

Prime Minister had got up to speak, John Major, he drew breath, and

then Dennis Skinner said, resign! The whole house fell apart.

To some of the news away from Parliament which you have been

commenting on. Last week saw a long-running story, which we have

mentioned before. Today at five o'clock, guilty,

Vincent Tabak is sentenced to life for the murder of Jo Yeates. He

will serve a minimum of 20 years. After watching coverage of Vincent

Last Sunday's Andrew Marcio came not from his normal London base.

But from a different place. Good morning from Perth in Australia.

Around one a third of the Earth's population in pop -- one-third of

the politicians in the world have Finally, a frequent on or objection.

-- frequent objection. This week, on the BBC news channel apologised

Pereira. I must tell you that last month we broadcast a report from

the BBC -- from the Conservative Party conference that fell below

our standards. We have apologised to and retiree for those broadcast.