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There was a day, 18th April 1930, where the BBC reported no news. It really shocks me because of how different the times are now. I can’t imagine there’s any minute that doesn’t have dozens news stories running

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p010szlg

BBC Radio 4 Extra - 90 by 90 The Full Set, 1930: No News Today

On 18 April the BBC decided there was nothing newsworthy, so broadcast piano music instead

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This would be so nice I swear.
IDK if the BBC does this, but back when I watched, they had a habit of just cutting to some B-roll footage of whatever situation, and just shutting up for a while to let it play out and let the audience breathe a little bit, as a segueway and palate cleanser before whatever the next segment was. Absolute perfection. I cannot imagine the American news doing that (and indeed they do not) without someone losing their job.