Live

So the new bit of Broadcasting House in London is officially "live", with the first broadcast by the Burmese section of the World Service - a phone-in, with listeners calling from Myanmar, and an interview with Aung San Suu Kyi, in a 45 minute broadcast this afternoon.  With the DG Mark Thompson watching on, there was a danger the attending suits would outnumber the broadcasters.

Over the last year there has been good news for Burmese journalists working in exile abroad; the year-old new regime said they could have visas to visit home, for the first time in 20 years. And live reporting from inside the country is becoming a regular feature, not a dangerous undercover trip.

On a quiet day, it's not surprising their new home makes an online lead for the Burmese service.

Later that same afternoon, the Sinhala service made their first daily broadcast from the new centre - with Sandeshaya (The Message).