The BBC's TV and radio breakfast programmes have been virtually wiped out by today's strike, with no John Humphrys or Today on Radio 4 and Radio 5 Live's Shelagh Fogarty the only big-name news presenter to cross picket lines.
The Radio 5 host's decision to show up surprised her colleagues - many expected entertainment presenters to show up as normal but that journalists would close ranks and support the strike action.
Significantly, her co-presenter, Nicky Campbell, didn't turn up for work today, nor did Julian Worricker who presents the morning show.
The report on the BBC strike on Radio 5 at 9am was provided by management with editor Jim Buchanan from newsgathering standing in for the media correspondent, Torin Douglas.
Radio 4 and TV breakfast news were worst hit with none of the regulars anchors reporting for duty.
TV news, normally hosted by Natasha Kaplinksy and Dermot Murnaghan, was replaced by a limited service from News 24.
Unions are predicting that coverage of today's Chelsea Flower Show, which is due to begin at 12.30pm, will be badly hit. It is one of the largest outside broadcast operations of the year and unions are already heading for a clash with management who have tried to hire freelance crews to replace striking staff.
Pickets are expected at the gates and trouble could flare.
The Today programme, which was due to have been presented by Humphrys and Sarah Montague, was replaced by repeats, including a Kenneth Clarke jazz documentary, Adam Hart-Davis's Engineering Solutions, and the Just a Minute quiz with Nicholas Parsons between 7.30am and 8am.
The only news output on Radio 4 at 7am this morning consisted of a weather report, followed by a two-minute bulletin - which led with the BBC strike. At 8am, the station carried a longer 15 minute bulletin, featuring a newspaper review.
Most senior journalists appear to be supporting the strike, which has been hailed by the NUJ as an "astonishing success".
Political correspondent Guto Harri's reports on changes in the Conservative party leadership contest rules were pre-recorded as was political editor Andrew Marr's Start the Week on Radio 4 at 9am.
Although Fogarty kept the Radio 5 show on the road, the station was only carrying live output in the first half of each hour, with pre-recorded programming in the second half of hours, including a Des Lynam interview with Ellen MacArthur.
There was also a lengthy interview with the BBC director of television, Jana Bennett.
BBC1's Breakfast show is also off air, with the network simulcasting News 24 instead and regular hosts Dermot Murnaghan and Natasha Kaplinsky nowhere to be seen.
However, Radio 1 and Radio 2's breakfast shows were on air as normal, presented by Chris Moyles and Terry Wogan, respectively.
News 24's programming was severely disrupted, with live output in the first half of each hour and pre-recorded shows such as Talking Movies and Hard Talk in the second half. The BBC strike story was the third item on News 24's hourly bulletins this morning.
What news output there was on BBC TV and radio was also severely curtailed, with hardly any live reports or two-way interviews with correspondents.
The only graphics on News 24 appeared to be for the BBC's much-maligned new-look weather reports.
A relatively unknown BBC news presenter, Akhtar Khan, anchored News 24's breakfast output.
News 24 and Radio 5 Live are filling airtime with extended newspaper reviews and pre-recorded reporter packages from Sunday.
On News 24 these included a report on the close of the Cannes film festival from Emma Jones; Rob Watson on the dramatic climax to the Scottish Premier League yesterday; and Robert Hall on the final preparations for the Chelsea Flower Show.
Over on Radio 5 Live Fogarty ran a long piece previewing a BBC2 programme tonight on Jose Mourinho - hardly a news story.
Ms Bennett was quoted giving BBC management's line on the strike on most bulletins apart from Radio 4 - where the head of radio news programmes, Stephen Mitchell, was featured.
The BBC's director of TV said she was hopeful the strike would not hit coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show, which is due to begin with a 30-minute BBC1 programme at 12.30pm.
"What I'm hearing is that plans for the Chelsea Flower Show are going ahead. We're certainly hoping to cover the opening. But the shape of [the coverage] maybe somewhat different."
Ms Bennett said of the strike: "We are keen to consult and get back round the table."
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