Well that might be so, but the syndrome I was addressing really is the approaching hour. It might happen for example if there is a regular slot for "our Austral

Well that might be so, but the syndrome I was addressing really is the approaching hour. It might happen for example if there is a regular slot for "our Australian correspondent" at the end of an hour. It's supposed to be at 8:55(ish) but sometimes it's delayed or advanced. Either way, the Australian correspondent should be aware the news at 9:00.00 is a hard boundary that is going to cut him off, but surprisingly often he doesn't seem cognisant of that at all. It doesn't matter what the time zone differences are - hour boundaries are hour boundaries! (okay there are exceptions - but the Australian correspondent is not reporting out of South Australia which has a half hour shift).