The BBC host was eager to make clear issues with the visitor.
Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt as BBC Breakfast hosts this weekend (Picture: BBC)
BBC Breakfast’s Naga Munchetty admitted the interview session “felt like having a lession in school” as she mentioned the thriller of Stonehenge with co-host Charlie Stayt and visitor Dr Remy Veness. The presenter additionally mentioned she has by no means visited the monument and had no concept which is the altar stone.
On Saturday’s morning phase, they invited glaciologist Dr Remy Veness to clarify how the six-ton sandstone travelled all the way in which from Scotland to the Salisbury Plain. The visitor launched himself and mentioned: “My job primarily includes with how glaciers may have moved. We not too long ago discovered our that the altar stone got here from north-east Scotland, that put us about 700km away from the Stonehenge and that makes it probably the most far-travelled stone of Stonehenge.”
However he was shortly interjected by Naga who was eager to make clear one factor.
Naga Munchetty requested Dr Remy which one is the altar stone (Picture: BBC)
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She requested: “Can I ask you a fast query? I’ve by no means been to Stonehenge. I’d seen it from the motorway however I’ve by no means been. Which is the altar stone?”
The skilled then mentioned the altar stone sits “proper within the center and beneath the 2 parallel laying down stones”, and defined that the analysis staff have used geochemistry to determine precisely the place the stone from north-east Scotland may have travelled from.
However earlier than he elaborated, Naga interrupted and requested: “Simply to be completely clear, did the glacier transfer the stone or the folks transfer the stone?”
Dr Remy mentioned it was not doable for a glacier to maneuver the stone all the way in which to Stonehenge however “is feasible to halve the gap”, including: “It is a heavy stone, which weighs about three automobiles, so it wants folks to working collectively, most likely a extra interconnected society than we thought”.
The interview then turned awkward as Charlie jumped in and commented: “Or it got here down from area and it is a signal from above? We love a little bit of a thriller.”
Dr Remy reacted and mentioned: “I am positively staff glacier. I’ve joked it a number of occasions, nobody ever invitations me to speak about glaciers however as quickly as Stonehenge will get concerned, everybody will get excited.”:
To that, Naga replied: “I like glaciers, I believe they’re fascinating. Thanks, it seems like we’ve been in school…in a extremely constructive, great way. Thanks so muchy Dr Remy Veness for the lecture.”
Some viewers went on social media to precise their views, with one saying: “Blimey! Naga is difficult work this week! Poor Charlie! The physique language speaks volumes.”
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